Lovely Banks vs Moorabool

Lovely Banks is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Moorabool. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lovely Banks, most households are couple families. In Moorabool, about half of households are couple families.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Lovely Banks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 89/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lovely Banks

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (72.4 km vs 77.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lovely Banks

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 89/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Lovely Banks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.9% vs 4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lovely Banks and Moorabool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Walkability 13 / 0
Lovely Banks — Walkability: 13/100 Moorabool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 11
Lovely Banks — Safety: 33/100 Moorabool — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 22 / 77
Lovely Banks — Low fire risk: 22/100 Moorabool — Low fire risk: 77/100
Low flood risk 100 / 43
Lovely Banks — Low flood risk: 100/100 Moorabool — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Lovely Banks has more residents (2,782 vs 94); Lovely Banks has higher household incomes ($103,532 vs $82,316).

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Population 2,782
+97% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.9% +4.4%
Median age 37 40
Median household income $103,532/yr
+20% vs other
 $82,316/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lovely Banks Moorabool
0-4 4.9% / 3.2%
Lovely Banks — 0-4: 4.9% Moorabool — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 12.6% / 9.6%
Lovely Banks — 5-14: 12.6% Moorabool — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 6.6% / 7.4%
Lovely Banks — 15-19: 6.6% Moorabool — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 9.0% / 5.3%
Lovely Banks — 20-24: 9.0% Moorabool — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 14.3% / 13.8%
Lovely Banks — 25-34: 14.3% Moorabool — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 10.8% / 12.8%
Lovely Banks — 35-44: 10.8% Moorabool — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.4% / 17.0%
Lovely Banks — 45-54: 15.4% Moorabool — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 14.6% / 21.3%
Lovely Banks — 55-64: 14.6% Moorabool — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 6.8% / 4.3%
Lovely Banks — 65-74: 6.8% Moorabool — 65-74: 4.3%
75-84 4.3% / 8.5%
Lovely Banks — 75-84: 4.3% Moorabool — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 1.0% / —
Lovely Banks — 85+: 1.0% Moorabool — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lovely Banks 56.1% couple families
Lovely Banks — Couple Families: 56.1% Lovely Banks — Lone Person: 22.8% Lovely Banks — One Parent Families: 17.1% Lovely Banks — Group Household: 2.9% Lovely Banks — Other Families: 1.2%
Moorabool 53.3% couple families
Moorabool — Couple Families: 53.3% Moorabool — Lone Person: 26.7% Moorabool — One Parent Families: 20.0% Moorabool — Group Household: 0.0% Moorabool — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lovely Banks 13.6% renting
Lovely Banks — Owned Outright: 35.9% Lovely Banks — Mortgage: 50.4% Lovely Banks — Renting: 13.6%
Moorabool 22.9% renting
Moorabool — Owned Outright: 40.0% Moorabool — Mortgage: 37.1% Moorabool — Renting: 22.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.1%
Lovely Banks — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Moorabool — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 9.6%
Lovely Banks — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Moorabool — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.5%
Lovely Banks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Moorabool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.2%
Lovely Banks — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Moorabool — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Lovely Banks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Moorabool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Lovely Banks Moorabool
England 1.7% / 5.3%
Lovely Banks — England: 1.7% Moorabool — England: 5.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / 3.2%
Lovely Banks — New Zealand: 0.8% Moorabool — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa — / 3.2%
Lovely Banks — South Africa: not among its largest Moorabool — South Africa: 3.2%
India 2.7% / —
Lovely Banks — India: 2.7% Moorabool — India: not among its largest
Italy 1.4% / —
Lovely Banks — Italy: 1.4% Moorabool — Italy: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.8% / —
Lovely Banks — Vietnam: 0.8% Moorabool — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lovely Banks 91.6% houses
Lovely Banks — Houses: 91.6% Lovely Banks — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Lovely Banks — Townhouses: 4.0%
Moorabool 100.0% houses
Moorabool — Houses: 100.0% Moorabool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Moorabool — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Median house price $780,000 —
Median unit price $371,500 —
Median land price $758,750 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 29 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Moorabool has more rural and farming land (90% vs 46%).

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Rural and farming 46% 90%
Residential 51% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Lovely Banks Moorabool
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +56%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Houses 3.3%
$728/wk on $1.14M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Lovely Banks Moorabool
House price Higher than 41% of VIC —
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 85% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of VIC —

Liveability

Lovely Banks is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Moorabool carries more flood risk (57 vs 0); Lovely Banks carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 23).

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Bushfire High
78/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
89/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Lovely Banks

  • Geelong Baptist College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Moorabool

  • Kardinia International College - Kardinia Grove Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Moorabool sits further from the CBD (77.2 km vs 72.4 km).

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 72.4 km 77.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3213
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3213
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Car (driver) 76.6% / 79.1%
Lovely Banks — Car (driver): 76.6% Moorabool — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 20.9%
Lovely Banks — Worked from Home: 13.4% Moorabool — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Lovely Banks — Car (passenger): 7.3% Moorabool — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.1% / —
Lovely Banks — Train: 1.1% Moorabool — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Lovely Banks — Bus: 0.7% Moorabool — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Elevation 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.1 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Connectivity score 65/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
1,128 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Annual rainfall 454 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lovely Banks Moorabool
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lovely Banks Moorabool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lovely Banks

Acreage

Moorabool

Rural

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