East Geelong VIC 3219
East Geelong sits 76 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Census data records 4,012 residents with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $92,664 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 3.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,827. East Geelong is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is East Geelong a good suburb?
East Geelong scores a B (64/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community.
Mixed results
1 school
Very walkable
Walkability 77/100 · 76 km · 67 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $826K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 66/100 · Flood 49/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 40 · 4,012 residents
Liveability Rating
64 / 100 · Ranked #222 in VICEach bar is East Geelong's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
64 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataEast Geelong's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $826,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$826,250
33% above its 5 neighbours (median $620,000)
Based on 132 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 23 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 21 sales $668K
- 3 bed 78 sales $808K
- 4 bed 29 sales $1.06M
Units
$450,000
21% below its 4 neighbours (median $566,500)
Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 6 sales $400K
- 2 bed 8 sales $485K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in East Geelong are currently listed at around $800,000 on average. Based on 19 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$800K
19 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$330K
3 units listed in the last 6 months.
22 of the suburb's 1,688 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in East Geelong rent for around $548 a week on average, based on 8 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$548/wk
8 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$380/wk
4 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
12 rentals advertised against an estimated 530 rented homes (2.3%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3219.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$548/week ($28,000 a year) on a $800,000 median
$380/week ($20,000 a year) on a $330,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
22 active Airbnb listings: 15 whole homes and 7 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.8% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is East Geelong safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in East Geelong sits in the moderate band, with 228 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 19% on the prior year.
228 offences
19.4% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202535 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2023Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 1.1 km
- Rate
- -0.16 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -1.6 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
One school serve East Geelong, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 976 students in one school (avg 976)
Secondary
Universities nearby
- 1.7 kmDeakin University, Geelong Waterfront CampusDeakin University · 55 courses
- 1.7 kmDeakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds CampusDeakin University · 93 courses
2.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
East Geelong is very walkable on foot — at 77/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 7 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside East Geelong.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 99.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 76.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 36.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 15.5 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in East Geelong.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 54%
- Premises covered
- 2,106
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Greater Geelong: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
East Geelong is home to about 4,000 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $93,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
4,012
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$92,664/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,827/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$49,036/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.5%
Total Dwellings
1,688
Owner-Occupier Rate
68.6%
Houses
85.2%
Rental Stress
19.6%
Mortgage Stress
23.7%
Work From Home
27.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
42 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 519 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.1%
- Employment Rate
- 65%
- Completed Year 12
- 53.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
95 residents (2.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
12.4% of residents (471) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (414).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,784 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (186 of 2,202).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,802 a year through Greater Geelong based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 40%
- Parks and recreation 36%
- Infrastructure and transport 13%
- Other and special use 11%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Greater Geelong
In the year to August 2026, 3,468 new dwellings were approved across Greater Geelong. That mix is 2,749 houses and 719 units. Approvals are up 55.5% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 20.5 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · ozone 0.
From the Geelong South monitoring station, 2.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Point Wilson, 15.2 kmwarm summers — mild winters.
- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.1 km
- 1.1 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- —
- Summer max (Jan)
- 22.8°C
- 3 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.8°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
12 facilities within 5 km- 0.7 kmFuneral, Crematorium and Cemetery ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 0.7 kmScientific Research ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 1.3 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 1.7 km
- 2.0 kmBeer ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 3219, 70 of 15,259 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (265 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3219, 2,599 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,209 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 110 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
1 first-home grant was paid in postcode 3219 in 2025-26, rank 213 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 266, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 3 across postcode 3219.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $826,250 this is $76,250 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Richard Marles Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Richard Marles | 63.2% | 36.8% | +0.7 |
| 2022 | Richard Marles | 62.8% | 37.2% | -2.5 |
| 2019 | Richard Marles | 60.3% | 39.7% | -2.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Christine Couzens Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Christine Couzens ALP | 64.7% | 64.7% | 35.3% |
| 2018 | Christine Couzens ALP | 50.4% | 60.1% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | Christine Couzens ALP | 56.0% | 56.0% | 44.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- #10 in The most liveable suburbs in Geelong
- #10 in Geelong suburbs with the largest non-religious population
- #12 in Most walkable suburbs in Geelong
- #12 in Geelong suburbs where the most residents moved from a capital city
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Common questions about East Geelong
Is East Geelong a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in East Geelong is moderate (66/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect East Geelong?
East Geelong has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (49/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is East Geelong a good place to live?
East Geelong has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (64/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of East Geelong?
East Geelong, VIC had a population of 4,012 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for East Geelong, VIC?
The postcode for East Geelong, VIC is 3219.
How far is East Geelong from Melbourne?
East Geelong is 76 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 67 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in East Geelong?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in East Geelong was $92,664 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in East Geelong?
The median advertised rent in East Geelong is $548 a week for houses (8 listings) and $380 a week for units (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in East Geelong?
The median age of residents in East Geelong was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in East Geelong?
There is 1 school inside the East Geelong boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is East Geelong walkable?
East Geelong scores 77/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in East Geelong?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to East Geelong (Geelong South) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.5 µg/m³. That puts East Geelong below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in East Geelong?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to East Geelong, Point Wilson (15.2 km away), summer days average 22.8°C, winter nights 7.8°C, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in East Geelong?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does East Geelong belong to?
East Geelong sits within the Greater Geelong local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in East Geelong?
The average residential rates bill through Greater Geelong is $1,802 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near East Geelong?
Across Greater Geelong, 3,468 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 55.5% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is East Geelong in?
East Geelong sits within the federal Division of Corio, currently held by Richard Marles (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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