$330 —
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Geelong · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Geelong
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 83.4% of all homes in Geelong. This is a high proportion of detached housing compared to both the state and national figures. While the area has many large homes, a significant number of residents rent their properties.
$330
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Geelong — higher than 70% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $330, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,701, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
$1,701 —
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Geelong splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (42%) and $200–$349 (41%), with Under $200 at 14%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Geelong splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (34%), with Under $1,000 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 32.5% of households renting. This is well above the Victorian average of 28.5% and a little above the national figure.
32.5% —
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.9% —
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Geelong splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (33%), with Owned outright at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far more common here than the national average. Most homes are larger, with 76% having three or more bedrooms, and the number of people per bedroom is much higher than in most similar areas.
0.80 —
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.4% —
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.0% —
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Geelong, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL203003/geelong/topic/housing-dwellings