Mannerim vs St Leonards

Mannerim is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in St Leonards. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mannerim, most households are couple families. In St Leonards, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mannerim tends to suit couples, while St Leonards suits people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mannerim is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 43%)
  • St Leonards has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Mannerim

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

St Leonards

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $490/wk)
  • But Mannerim leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mannerim

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (100 km vs 104.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Leonards

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 23%)

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

Investors

St Leonards

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.8% vs 22.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mannerim St Leonards
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.

Mannerim St Leonards
Walkability 0 / 0
Mannerim — Walkability: 0/100 St Leonards — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 50
Mannerim — Safety: 59/100 St Leonards — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Mannerim — Low fire risk: 83/100 St Leonards — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 36
Mannerim — Low flood risk: 100/100 St Leonards — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

St Leonards has more residents (3,542 vs 108); Mannerim has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $61,516).

Mannerim St Leonards
Population 108 3,542
+3180% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% +42.8%
Median age 50 56
Median household income $147,316/yr
+58% vs other
 $61,516/yr
Median weekly rent $490/wk
+29% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mannerim St Leonards
0-4 3.7% / 3.7%
Mannerim — 0-4: 3.7% St Leonards — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.0% / 7.5%
Mannerim — 5-14: 13.0% St Leonards — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 7.4% / 3.2%
Mannerim — 15-19: 7.4% St Leonards — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 3.7% / 3.0%
Mannerim — 20-24: 3.7% St Leonards — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 3.7% / 9.0%
Mannerim — 25-34: 3.7% St Leonards — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 15.7% / 8.7%
Mannerim — 35-44: 15.7% St Leonards — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 7.4% / 12.9%
Mannerim — 45-54: 7.4% St Leonards — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 14.8% / 19.1%
Mannerim — 55-64: 14.8% St Leonards — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 20.4% / 21.4%
Mannerim — 65-74: 20.4% St Leonards — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 2.8% / 9.3%
Mannerim — 75-84: 2.8% St Leonards — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Mannerim — 85+: not among its largest St Leonards — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mannerim 66.7% couple families
Mannerim — Couple Families: 66.7% Mannerim — Lone Person: 18.5% Mannerim — One Parent Families: 14.8% Mannerim — Group Household: 0.0% Mannerim — Other Families: 0.0%
St Leonards 28.0% couple families
St Leonards — Couple Families: 28.0% St Leonards — Lone Person: 50.7% St Leonards — One Parent Families: 14.7% St Leonards — Group Household: 4.6% St Leonards — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mannerim 10.0% renting
Mannerim — Owned Outright: 63.3% Mannerim — Mortgage: 26.7% Mannerim — Renting: 10.0%
St Leonards 24.4% renting
St Leonards — Owned Outright: 50.1% St Leonards — Mortgage: 25.6% St Leonards — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mannerim St Leonards
England 9.3% / 4.5%
Mannerim — England: 9.3% St Leonards — England: 4.5%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Mannerim — New Zealand: not among its largest St Leonards — New Zealand: 1.6%
Italy — / 1.6%
Mannerim — Italy: not among its largest St Leonards — Italy: 1.6%
Greece — / 1.4%
Mannerim — Greece: not among its largest St Leonards — Greece: 1.4%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Mannerim — Scotland: not among its largest St Leonards — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

Qualifications

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

Mannerim St Leonards
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 18.0%
Mannerim — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% St Leonards — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.7% / 9.1%
Mannerim — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.7% St Leonards — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 10.1%
Mannerim — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% St Leonards — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / 2.5%
Mannerim — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% St Leonards — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 3.6%
Mannerim — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% St Leonards — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mannerim 97.1% houses
Mannerim — Houses: 97.1% Mannerim — Townhouses: 0.0% Mannerim — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
St Leonards 91.9% houses
St Leonards — Houses: 91.9% St Leonards — Townhouses: 7.0% St Leonards — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mannerim St Leonards
Median house price — $725,000
Median unit price — $432,000
Median land price — $480,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 92 sales

Zoning mix

Mannerim has more rural and farming land (99% vs 70%).

Mannerim St Leonards
Rural and farming 99% 70%
Residential 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 0% 13%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Environmental 0% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Mannerim St Leonards
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.

Mannerim St Leonards
Houses — 3.7%
$540/wk on $760K
Units — 4.8%
$525/wk on $570K

Ranking within VIC

Mannerim St Leonards
House price — Higher than 43% of VIC
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 27% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 46% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Mannerim St Leonards
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

St Leonards carries more flood risk (64 vs 0); Mannerim carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0).

Mannerim St Leonards
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
64/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
70/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mannerim St Leonards
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mannerim

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in St Leonards

  • St Leonards Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mannerim St Leonards
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

St Leonards sits further from the CBD (104.6 km vs 100 km).

Mannerim St Leonards
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 100 km 104.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 95 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3222
 0.8%
postcode 3223
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3222
 34
postcode 3223

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.

Mannerim St Leonards
Car (driver) 55.6% / 66.6%
Mannerim — Car (driver): 55.6% St Leonards — Car (driver): 66.6%
Worked from Home 31.5% / 27.0%
Mannerim — Worked from Home: 31.5% St Leonards — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 3.2%
Mannerim — Car (passenger): 7.4% St Leonards — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 5.6% / 1.5%
Mannerim — Walked Only: 5.6% St Leonards — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus — / 0.7%
Mannerim — Bus: not among its largest St Leonards — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.6%).

Setting

Mannerim St Leonards
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km 2.0 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mannerim St Leonards
Connectivity score 30/100 81/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 65%
4,039 premises

Climate

Mannerim St Leonards
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mannerim St Leonards
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mannerim St Leonards
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Mannerim St Leonards
Division Corangamite
same for both
Member Libby Coker
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mannerim St Leonards
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mannerim

Rural

St Leonards

Acreage Coastal Outer Retirees

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