Point Lonsdale vs Queenscliff

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Queenscliff: a median of $1.23 million, against $1.11 million in Point Lonsdale, though rent is higher in Point Lonsdale.

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

  • Point Lonsdale has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
  • Queenscliff has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Point Lonsdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,111,500 vs $1,230,000)
  • But Queenscliff has cheaper units ($655,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Queenscliff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($369/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Queenscliff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Queenscliff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Point Lonsdale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (41.1% vs 15.3%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.8% vs 2.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff 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 Queenscliff
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 Queenscliff
Walkability 6 / 35
Point Lonsdale — Walkability: 6/100 Queenscliff — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 82 / 79
Point Lonsdale — Safety: 82/100 Queenscliff — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Point Lonsdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queenscliff — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 37 / 89
Point Lonsdale — Low flood risk: 37/100 Queenscliff — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Point Lonsdale has more residents (3,788 vs 1,516); Point Lonsdale rents higher ($420/wk vs $369/wk).

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Population 3,788
+60% vs other
 1,516
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +41.1% +15.3%
Median age 61 62
Median household income $80,808/yr
+5% vs other
 $76,596/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+12% vs other
 $369/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
0-4 3.9% / 2.0%
Point Lonsdale — 0-4: 3.9% Queenscliff — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 8.4% / 7.3%
Point Lonsdale — 5-14: 8.4% Queenscliff — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 3.5% / 3.6%
Point Lonsdale — 15-19: 3.5% Queenscliff — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 2.9% / 2.8%
Point Lonsdale — 20-24: 2.9% Queenscliff — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 5.3% / 4.9%
Point Lonsdale — 25-34: 5.3% Queenscliff — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 7.8% / 6.8%
Point Lonsdale — 35-44: 7.8% Queenscliff — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 9.8% / 9.8%
Point Lonsdale — 45-54: 9.8% Queenscliff — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 14.8% / 19.3%
Point Lonsdale — 55-64: 14.8% Queenscliff — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 22.6% / 25.7%
Point Lonsdale — 65-74: 22.6% Queenscliff — 65-74: 25.7%
75-84 14.7% / 13.3%
Point Lonsdale — 75-84: 14.7% Queenscliff — 75-84: 13.3%
85+ 6.1% / 4.2%
Point Lonsdale — 85+: 6.1% Queenscliff — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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%
Queenscliff 52.4% lone person
Queenscliff — Lone Person: 52.4% Queenscliff — Couple Families: 32.6% Queenscliff — One Parent Families: 11.3% Queenscliff — Group Household: 2.6% Queenscliff — Other Families: 1.0%
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%
Queenscliff 14.3% renting
Queenscliff — Owned Outright: 63.0% Queenscliff — Mortgage: 22.7% Queenscliff — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Bachelor Degree 21.8% / 20.3%
Point Lonsdale — Bachelor Degree: 21.8% Queenscliff — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 11.0%
Point Lonsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Queenscliff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 10.9%
Point Lonsdale — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Queenscliff — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 8.1%
Point Lonsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Queenscliff — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 5.2%
Point Lonsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Queenscliff — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.2%

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 Queenscliff
England 3.7% / 4.2%
Point Lonsdale — England: 3.7% Queenscliff — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.4%
Point Lonsdale — New Zealand: 1.2% Queenscliff — New Zealand: 1.4%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Point Lonsdale — Scotland: 0.6% Queenscliff — Scotland: 0.5%
India 0.3% / 0.6%
Point Lonsdale — India: 0.3% Queenscliff — India: 0.6%
Italy 0.3% / 0.5%
Point Lonsdale — Italy: 0.3% Queenscliff — Italy: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Point Lonsdale — Netherlands: 0.7% Queenscliff — Netherlands: 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%
Queenscliff 91.1% houses
Queenscliff — Houses: 91.1% Queenscliff — Townhouses: 4.8% Queenscliff — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Median house price $1,111,500 $1,230,000
Median unit price $820,000 $655,000
Median land price $690,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 88 days
from 52 sales
 108 days
from 22 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 Queenscliff
3 bed $1.14M / $1.14M
Point Lonsdale — 3 bed: $1.14M (46 sales) Queenscliff — 3 bed: $1.14M (26 sales)

46 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1.6M
Point Lonsdale — 4 bed: $1.08M (38 sales) Queenscliff — 4 bed: $1.6M (9 sales)

38 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Point Lonsdale has more rural and farming land (44% vs 0%).

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Rural and farming 44% 0%
Parks and recreation 18% 38%
Residential 22% 35%
Environmental 9% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 6%
Other and special use 4% 5%
Commercial 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 Queenscliff
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
 12
across Queenscliffe
Approvals change year on year +56% -40%

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 Queenscliff
Houses 2.8%
$708/wk on $1.3M
 2.2%
$600/wk on $1.43M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
House price Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC

Liveability

Queenscliff is more walkable (35 vs 6); Queenscliff scores higher overall (71 vs 66).

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Grade B A
Score 66/100 71/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Queenscliff carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Point Lonsdale carries more flood risk (63 vs 11).

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion Low
30/100
 High
87/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Point Lonsdale

  • Point Lonsdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Queenscliff

  • Queenscliff Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Aloysius' School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 5
Parks & reserves 7 3
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Walkability score 6/100 35/100
Distance to Melbourne 104 km 103.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 94 min
Public transport score 64/100 55/100
Peak arrivals per hour 17.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 3225
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3225
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.

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Car (driver) 57.7% / 50.0%
Point Lonsdale — Car (driver): 57.7% Queenscliff — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 38.2%
Point Lonsdale — Worked from Home: 36.0% Queenscliff — Worked from Home: 38.2%
Walked Only 1.6% / 6.4%
Point Lonsdale — Walked Only: 1.6% Queenscliff — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 2.0%
Point Lonsdale — Car (passenger): 3.2% Queenscliff — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Bicycle 1.2% / 1.3%
Point Lonsdale — Bicycle: 1.2% Queenscliff — Bicycle: 1.3%
Train — / 2.0%
Point Lonsdale — Train: not among its largest Queenscliff — Train: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.7%).

Setting

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.8 km
2.1 km to a named beach
 80 m
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Connectivity score 75/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
3,240 premises
 45%
1,369 premises

Climate

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
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 Queenscliff
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 Queenscliff
Average residential rate $1,802/yr $2,387/yr
Council Greater Geelong Queenscliffe

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
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

Queenscliff

Acreage Coastal Premium Professionals Retirees

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