Point Lonsdale vs Ocean Grove

Ocean Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 61 in Point Lonsdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Point Lonsdale, about half of households are people living alone. In Ocean Grove, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Point Lonsdale: a median of $1.11 million, against $940,000 in Ocean Grove. On these figures, Point Lonsdale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Ocean Grove suits families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Ocean Grove

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Ocean Grove

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($685,000 vs $820,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($940,000 vs $1,111,500)
  • But Point Lonsdale has cheaper land ($690,000 vs $827,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and 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

Ocean Grove

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (96.8 km vs 104 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ocean Grove

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • But Point Lonsdale has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 22%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Point Lonsdale is growing faster (41.1% vs 25.1%)
  • Ocean Grove returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
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.

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Walkability 6 / 75
Point Lonsdale — Walkability: 6/100 Ocean Grove — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 82 / 74
Point Lonsdale — Safety: 82/100 Ocean Grove — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Point Lonsdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ocean Grove — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 37 / 35
Point Lonsdale — Low flood risk: 37/100 Ocean Grove — Low flood risk: 35/100

Demographics

Ocean Grove has more residents (17,714 vs 3,788); Point Lonsdale skews older (61 vs 43).

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Population 3,788 17,714
+368% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +41.1% +25.1%
Median age 61 43
Median household income $80,808/yr $95,524/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
0-4 3.9% / 5.7%
Point Lonsdale — 0-4: 3.9% Ocean Grove — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 8.4% / 14.4%
Point Lonsdale — 5-14: 8.4% Ocean Grove — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 3.5% / 5.3%
Point Lonsdale — 15-19: 3.5% Ocean Grove — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.9% / 3.8%
Point Lonsdale — 20-24: 2.9% Ocean Grove — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 5.3% / 8.9%
Point Lonsdale — 25-34: 5.3% Ocean Grove — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 7.8% / 13.6%
Point Lonsdale — 35-44: 7.8% Ocean Grove — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 9.8% / 12.9%
Point Lonsdale — 45-54: 9.8% Ocean Grove — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 14.8% / 13.2%
Point Lonsdale — 55-64: 14.8% Ocean Grove — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 22.6% / 13.7%
Point Lonsdale — 65-74: 22.6% Ocean Grove — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 14.7% / 6.2%
Point Lonsdale — 75-84: 14.7% Ocean Grove — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 6.1% / 2.4%
Point Lonsdale — 85+: 6.1% Ocean Grove — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Point Lonsdale 53.6% lone person
Point Lonsdale — Lone Person: 53.6% Point Lonsdale — Couple Families: 35.3% Point Lonsdale — One Parent Families: 10.0% Point Lonsdale — Group Household: 0.8% Point Lonsdale — Other Families: 0.3%
Ocean Grove 34.2% lone person
Ocean Grove — Lone Person: 34.2% Ocean Grove — Couple Families: 48.2% Ocean Grove — One Parent Families: 13.6% Ocean Grove — Group Household: 3.3% Ocean Grove — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Point Lonsdale 14.2% renting
Point Lonsdale — Owned Outright: 61.3% Point Lonsdale — Mortgage: 24.5% Point Lonsdale — Renting: 14.2%
Ocean Grove 19.1% renting
Ocean Grove — Owned Outright: 42.4% Ocean Grove — Mortgage: 38.6% Ocean Grove — Renting: 19.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Bachelor Degree 21.8% / 15.8%
Point Lonsdale — Bachelor Degree: 21.8% Ocean Grove — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 13.6%
Point Lonsdale — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Ocean Grove — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 10.0%
Point Lonsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Ocean Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 4.7%
Point Lonsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Ocean Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.7%
Point Lonsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Ocean Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
England 3.7% / 4.2%
Point Lonsdale — England: 3.7% Ocean Grove — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.9%
Point Lonsdale — New Zealand: 1.2% Ocean Grove — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.5%
Point Lonsdale — Netherlands: 0.7% Ocean Grove — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Point Lonsdale — Scotland: 0.6% Ocean Grove — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.3% / 0.5%
Point Lonsdale — Germany: 0.3% Ocean Grove — Germany: 0.5%
India 0.3% / —
Point Lonsdale — India: 0.3% Ocean Grove — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Point Lonsdale 87.5% houses
Point Lonsdale — Houses: 87.5% Point Lonsdale — Townhouses: 10.8% Point Lonsdale — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Ocean Grove 93.4% houses
Ocean Grove — Houses: 93.4% Ocean Grove — Townhouses: 6.0% Ocean Grove — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Median house price $1,111,500 $940,000
Median unit price $820,000 $685,000
Median land price $690,000 $827,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 88 days
from 52 sales
 49 days
from 230 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
2 bed $935K / $786K
Point Lonsdale — 2 bed: $935K (9 sales) Ocean Grove — 2 bed: $786K (25 sales)

9 vs 25 sales

3 bed $1.14M / $866K
Point Lonsdale — 3 bed: $1.14M (46 sales) Ocean Grove — 3 bed: $866K (204 sales)

46 vs 204 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1.06M
Point Lonsdale — 4 bed: $1.08M (38 sales) Ocean Grove — 4 bed: $1.06M (160 sales)

38 vs 160 sales

Zoning mix

Point Lonsdale has more rural and farming land (44% vs 11%).

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Residential 22% 56%
Rural and farming 44% 11%
Parks and recreation 18% 19%
Environmental 9% 4%
Other and special use 4%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
Commercial 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
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.

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Houses 2.8%
$708/wk on $1.3M
 3.7%
$750/wk on $1.05M
Units — 4.0%
$550/wk on $722K

Ranking within VIC

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
House price Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 56% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 9% of VIC

Liveability

Ocean Grove is more walkable (75 vs 6); Point Lonsdale scores higher overall (66 vs 60).

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Grade B
same for both
Score 66/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ocean Grove carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
65/100
Coastal erosion Low
30/100
 Low
28/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Point Lonsdale

  • Point Lonsdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Ocean Grove

  • Ocean Grove Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Surfside Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Bellarine Secondary College-Ocean Grove Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 15
Parks & reserves 7 16
Childcare 2 10
GPs 1 6
Pharmacies 1 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 6
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Point Lonsdale sits further from the CBD (104 km vs 96.8 km).

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Walkability score 6/100 75/100
Distance to Melbourne 104 km
+7% vs other
 96.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 89 min
Public transport score 64/100 76/100
Peak arrivals per hour 17.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 55.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 3225
 1.4%
postcode 3226
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3225
 42
postcode 3226

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.

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Car (driver) 57.7% / 63.9%
Point Lonsdale — Car (driver): 57.7% Ocean Grove — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 28.8%
Point Lonsdale — Worked from Home: 36.0% Ocean Grove — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.6%
Point Lonsdale — Car (passenger): 3.2% Ocean Grove — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.2%
Point Lonsdale — Walked Only: 1.6% Ocean Grove — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bicycle 1.2% / 0.7%
Point Lonsdale — Bicycle: 1.2% Ocean Grove — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.8 km
2.1 km to a named beach
 1.3 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
3,240 premises
 57%
10,378 premises

Climate

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
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)

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Division Corangamite
same for both
Member Libby Coker
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Point Lonsdale Ocean Grove
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Point Lonsdale

Acreage Coastal Professionals Retirees

Ocean Grove

Coastal Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

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