Indented Head sits 110 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour 40 minutes by car. Census data records 1,391 residents with a median age of 59 and a median household income of $62,452 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $346 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. Indented Head is characterised by high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Indented Head a good town?
Indented Head scores a B (56/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 18/100 · 110.5 km · 102 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $702K
Moderate flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 22/100 · Flood 63/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 59 · 1,391 residents
Liveability Rating
56 / 100 · Ranked #320 in VICEach bar is Indented Head'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
56 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataIndented Head's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $702,000, about 7% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$702,500
Based on 76 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 80 days — median across 34 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 9 sales $610K
- 3 bed 43 sales $665K
- 4 bed 21 sales $1.04M
Land
$392,500
Based on 15 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 132 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Indented Head are currently listed at around $908,000 on average. Based on 50 houses listed in the past six months.
$908K
50 houses listed in the last 6 months.
50 of the suburb's 589 dwellings (8.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Indented Head rent for around $485 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$485/wk
5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
6 rentals advertised against an estimated 94 rented homes (6.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025102 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3223.
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$485/week ($25,000 a year) on a $908,000 median
Based on a small sample (5 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
32 active Airbnb listings: 32 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.6% of the town'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 Indented Head safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Indented Head sits in the low band, with 17 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 58% on the prior year.
17 offences
58.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town 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
1988–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 700 m
- Rate
- -0.13 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -6.2 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
One school serve Indented Head, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
Walkability
Indented Head is very car-dependent on foot — at 18/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Indented Head.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 22.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 20.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 13.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 16.5 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 Indented Head.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 50%
- Premises covered
- 1,315
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 town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Indented Head is home to about 1,400 residents, with a median age of 59 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $62,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,391
Median Age
59
Median Household Income
$62,452/yr
Census Median Rent
$346/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$32,032/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
107.0%
Total Dwellings
589
Owner-Occupier Rate
84.0%
Houses
97.8%
Rental Stress
28.8%
Mortgage Stress
33.3%
Work From Home
29.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 87.4%
- Employment Rate
- 41.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 37.6%
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.
7 residents (0.5%) 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.
22.8% of residents (309) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (309).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,355 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
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (37 of 510).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 202 people work here; 510 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 34% of employed residents must work outside the town.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
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 45%
- Rural and farming 42%
- Parks and recreation 10%
- Infrastructure and transport 3%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Transport Zone 2 → Protected Settlement Boundary · VC245, Feb 2026 10.0 ha
Land in this town moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town 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.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 26 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 26 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
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
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.
From the Point Cook monitoring station, 24.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Point Wilson, 15.2 kmwarm summers — mild winters.
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 701 m
- 1.2 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 town 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
1 facility within 5 km- 2.6 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3223, 80 of 10,598 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (211 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3223, 2,419 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,179 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 185 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.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3223 in 2025-26. The most was 66, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3223.
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 $702,500 this is under 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 Libby Coker Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Libby Coker | 58.0% | 42.0% | +0.2 |
| 2022 | Libby Coker | 57.6% | 42.4% | -6.5 |
| 2019 | Libby Coker | 51.1% | 48.9% | -1.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Alison Marchant Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alison Marchant ALP | 58.5% | 58.5% | 41.5% |
| 2018 | Lisa Neville ALP | 50.2% | 61.5% | 38.5% |
| 2014 | Lisa Neville ALP | 54.8% | 54.8% | 45.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Indented Head
Is Indented Head a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Indented Head is low (22/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Indented Head?
Indented Head has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (63/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Indented Head a good place to live?
Indented Head has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (56/100), 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 Indented Head?
Indented Head, VIC had a population of 1,391 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Indented Head, VIC?
The postcode for Indented Head, VIC is 3223.
How far is Indented Head from Melbourne?
Indented Head is 110 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 102 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Indented Head?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Indented Head was $62,452 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 Indented Head?
The median advertised rent in Indented Head is $485 a week for houses (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Indented Head?
The median age of residents in Indented Head was 59 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Indented Head?
There is 1 school inside the Indented Head boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Indented Head walkable?
Indented Head scores 18/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Indented Head?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Indented Head, 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 Indented Head?
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 Indented Head belong to?
Indented Head 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 Indented Head?
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 Indented Head?
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 Indented Head in?
Indented Head sits within the federal Division of Corangamite, currently held by Libby Coker (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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