Little River ^{VIC 3211}

Little River's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.16 million, roughly 33% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses in Little River are currently listed at around $1.54 million on average, with the typical listing on the market for 4 days. Based on 12 houses listed in the past six months.

12 of the suburb's 406 dwellings (3.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Short-Stay Rentals

5 active Airbnb listings: 4 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.9% 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.

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.

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,802 a year through Greater Geelong based on 2024 figures.

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.

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.

This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).

Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.

From the Point Cook monitoring station, 25.4 km away.

Dry climate — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation

57 m

above sea level, at the suburb centre

Distance to the ocean

13.3 km

Near high-voltage lines

0.9% of addresses

6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more

Annual rainfall

454 mm

74 rainy days

Summer max (Jan)

26.1°C

11 days ≥ 35°C

Winter min (Jul)

5.5°C

6 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.

• Little River

  Gravel and Sand Quarrying

  Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
  3.8 km

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Currently held by Richard Marles Australian Labor Party

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.

Currently held by Ella George Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

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.