Moolap vs Connewarre

Connewarre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 59 in Moolap. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Connewarre, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Connewarre: a median of $1.78 million, against $975,000 in Moolap, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Moolap tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Connewarre suits couples.

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

Connewarre

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Moolap

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($975,000 vs $1,783,500)
  • has cheaper land ($810,000 vs $1,175,000)
  • But Connewarre leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Moolap has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $365/wk)
  • Connewarre leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moolap

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 82 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (81.2 km vs 89.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moolap

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 25%)
  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 14/100)
  • But Connewarre carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Moolap

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.9% vs 20.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moolap Connewarre
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.

Moolap Connewarre
Walkability 25 / 14
Moolap — Walkability: 25/100 Connewarre — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 19 / 59
Moolap — Safety: 19/100 Connewarre — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 61 / 65
Moolap — Low fire risk: 61/100 Connewarre — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 6 / 5
Moolap — Low flood risk: 6/100 Connewarre — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Moolap has more residents (1,825 vs 953); Connewarre has higher household incomes ($121,056 vs $66,508).

Moolap Connewarre
Population 1,825
+48% vs other
 953
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.9% +20.9%
Median age 59 50
Median household income $66,508/yr $121,056/yr
+82% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $365/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moolap Connewarre
0-4 3.5% / 2.9%
Moolap — 0-4: 3.5% Connewarre — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 8.5% / 13.0%
Moolap — 5-14: 8.5% Connewarre — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.3% / 4.1%
Moolap — 15-19: 4.3% Connewarre — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 2.9% / 4.8%
Moolap — 20-24: 2.9% Connewarre — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.9% / 4.3%
Moolap — 25-34: 7.9% Connewarre — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 7.6% / 9.4%
Moolap — 35-44: 7.6% Connewarre — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 10.1% / 17.7%
Moolap — 45-54: 10.1% Connewarre — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 11.1% / 17.8%
Moolap — 55-64: 11.1% Connewarre — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 21.0% / 18.8%
Moolap — 65-74: 21.0% Connewarre — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 17.0% / 5.1%
Moolap — 75-84: 17.0% Connewarre — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 6.4% / 0.8%
Moolap — 85+: 6.4% Connewarre — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moolap 38.7% couple families
Moolap — Couple Families: 38.7% Moolap — Lone Person: 43.0% Moolap — One Parent Families: 14.9% Moolap — Group Household: 3.3% Moolap — Other Families: 0.0%
Connewarre 62.3% couple families
Connewarre — Couple Families: 62.3% Connewarre — Lone Person: 22.0% Connewarre — One Parent Families: 11.5% Connewarre — Group Household: 2.6% Connewarre — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moolap 14.0% renting
Moolap — Owned Outright: 53.5% Moolap — Mortgage: 32.5% Moolap — Renting: 14.0%
Connewarre 8.7% renting
Connewarre — Owned Outright: 50.6% Connewarre — Mortgage: 40.7% Connewarre — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moolap Connewarre
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 11.0%
Moolap — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Connewarre — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 20.0%
Moolap — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Connewarre — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 10.6%
Moolap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Connewarre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 5.0%
Moolap — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Connewarre — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.3%
Moolap — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Connewarre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Moolap Connewarre
England 4.0% / 4.1%
Moolap — England: 4.0% Connewarre — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.3%
Moolap — New Zealand: 1.4% Connewarre — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.2%
Moolap — Scotland: 0.9% Connewarre — Scotland: 1.2%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.5%
Moolap — Netherlands: 0.8% Connewarre — Netherlands: 0.5%
Italy 1.1% / —
Moolap — Italy: 1.1% Connewarre — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Moolap — Germany: 0.9% Connewarre — Germany: not among its largest
Fiji — / 0.9%
Moolap — Fiji: not among its largest Connewarre — Fiji: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moolap 90.1% houses
Moolap — Houses: 90.1% Moolap — Townhouses: 4.0% Moolap — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Connewarre 88.8% houses
Connewarre — Houses: 88.8% Connewarre — Townhouses: 6.8% Connewarre — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moolap Connewarre
Median house price $975,000 $1,783,500
Median unit price $514,000 —
Median land price $810,000 $1,175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 90 days
from 8 sales
 23 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Moolap has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Moolap Connewarre
Rural and farming 44% 51%
Parks and recreation 28% 36%
Industrial 12% 0%
Other and special use 11% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
Residential 3% 2%
Environmental 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

Moolap Connewarre
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.

Moolap Connewarre
Houses 2.2%
$600/wk on $1.41M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Moolap Connewarre
House price — Higher than 94% of VIC
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 11% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 2% of VIC —

Liveability

Connewarre scores higher overall (49 vs 26); Moolap is more walkable (25 vs 14).

Moolap Connewarre
Grade D C
Score 26/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Moolap carries more crime risk (81 vs 41).

Moolap Connewarre
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
35/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood High
94/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
40/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Moolap Connewarre
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 6.4 km
 None

Schools in Moolap

  • Moolap Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Connewarre

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

Amenities in the suburb

Moolap Connewarre
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Connewarre sits further from the CBD (89.5 km vs 81.2 km).

Moolap Connewarre
Walkability score 25/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 81.2 km 89.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 82 min
Public transport score 75/100 35/100
Peak arrivals per hour 58.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3224
 2.3%
postcode 3227
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3224
 47
postcode 3227

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.

Moolap Connewarre
Car (driver) 70.2% / 55.2%
Moolap — Car (driver): 70.2% Connewarre — Car (driver): 55.2%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 37.6%
Moolap — Worked from Home: 18.9% Connewarre — Worked from Home: 37.6%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 3.1%
Moolap — Car (passenger): 6.3% Connewarre — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 3.4% / 4.1%
Moolap — Walked Only: 3.4% Connewarre — Walked Only: 4.1%
Train 0.6% / —
Moolap — Train: 0.6% Connewarre — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Moolap Connewarre
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km 2.7 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Moolap Connewarre
Connectivity score 70/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
1,327 premises
 39%
577 premises

Climate

Moolap Connewarre
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)

Moolap Connewarre
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Moolap Connewarre
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Moolap Connewarre
Division Corangamite
same for both
Member Libby Coker
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moolap Connewarre
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moolap

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Connewarre

Coastal Premium Rural

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