Median price trend for houses
Based on 74 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,380,000
Down 3.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.06m
- 3 bed
- $1.27m
- 4 bed
- $1.58m
- 5+ bed
- $3.58m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Barwon Heads
VIC 3227 · Greater Geelong
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,380,000
- Median unit
- $1,040,000
- Population
- 4,353
- Postcode
- 3227
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ABS 2021
Barwon Heads, Victoria
Property market insights for Barwon Heads
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Barwon Heads VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 38 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$688 per week
Up 5.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Barwon Heads, VIC is currently $1,380,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Barwon Heads has a 12-month growth rate of -3.7% for houses and 6.2% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,270,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,580,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,580,000 in Barwon Heads.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Barwon Heads is $688 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Barwon Heads is $1,040,000, which has increased 6.2% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $765,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,240,000 in Barwon Heads. The median rent for units and apartments in Barwon Heads is $725 per week and has increased 20.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Barwon Heads safe?
The overall rate for Barwon Heads is 1,266 offences per 100,000 residents — 69% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Barwon Heads.
Overall crime rate
1,266
offences per 100,000 residents
69% belowRest of Vic.
Barwon HeadsRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Barwon Heads?
Barwon Heads VIC 3227 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
4,353 people call Barwon Heads home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,226 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,353
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,184 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.9%Above
15–3415.1%Below
35–5427.4%Above
55–7428.9%Above
75 and over8.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses91.1%Above
Townhouses6.0%Below
Apartments2.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright49.0%Above
Paying a mortgage35.0%In line
Renting16.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.0%Below
One car29.3%Below
Two cars49.2%Above
Three or more19.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.6%Above
Drove to work47.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.4%In line
Walked or cycled3.7%In line
What stands out in Barwon Heads
30.6% of workers in Barwon Heads worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
4.2% of Barwon Heads residents were born in England.
52.4% of people in Barwon Heads described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Barwon Heads
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Barwon Heads VIC 3227.
Is Barwon Heads family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.9% of Barwon Heads's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
1,170 family households lived in Barwon Heads; 43.8% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.
38.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Barwon Heads?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Barwon Heads had 4,353 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.6% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Barwon Heads?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 91.1% of occupied private dwellings in Barwon Heads.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Barwon Heads?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
49.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
35.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.0% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Barwon Heads?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Barwon Heads had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 24.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 37.6%, while 27.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Barwon Heads?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
47.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
0.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Barwon Heads?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 29.3% of the total.
68.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Barwon Heads, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.8% reported a different address.
9.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Barwon Heads?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.7% of residents used only English at home.
1.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Barwon Heads residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.4% of Barwon Heads's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.6% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Barwon Heads?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.5% of ancestry responses in Barwon Heads.
Australian ancestry made up 39.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Barwon Heads?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
32.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 19.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.1% of workers, and education and training employed 11.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Barwon Heads?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.3%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
28.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.7%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Barwon Heads show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.6% reported asthma, 9.9% arthritis and 2.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Barwon Heads?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
35.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Barwon Heads?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,226 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,184.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Barwon Heads compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.6% in Barwon Heads, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 49.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 16.0% in Barwon Heads, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Barwon Heads
Is Barwon Heads expensive?
The median house price is $1,380,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,040,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Barwon Heads good for families?
The Census counted 1,170 local families, and 19.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Barwon Heads?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,580,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Barwon Heads
88 streets in Barwon Heads
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Affleck Ct
- Aitken St
- Araluen Ct
- Barnett Cl
- Barwon Heads Rd
- Barwon Tce
- Baytown Cl
- Bell St
- Black Swan Ct
- Bostock Ave
- Bridge Rd
- Campbell St
- Carr St
- Challis St
- Chanticleer Pl
- Clifford Pde
- Colite St
- Coogee Ct
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- Corymbia Cct
- Cosham Ct
- Cottesloe Dr
- Cronulla Ct
- Culdee Ct
- Curlew Ct
- Dudley Ct
- Eddystone Ct
- Ewing Blyth Dr
- Fishermans
- Flinders Pde
- Furneaux Cl
- Galveston Ct
- Geelong Rd
- Geelong Rd East
- George St
- Glyndon Ct
- Golf Links Rd
- Golightly St
- Grandview Pde
- Grove Rd
- Hampden Cl
- Haynes Ct
- Henley St
- Heron Cr
- Hitchcock Ave
- Hogan Dr
- Hopgood Pl
- Humble St
- Ibis Ct
- Jasper Ave
- Jetty Road
- Knox Dr
- Lawrenny Ct
- Margate St
- Memorial Ln
- Midden Tce
- Minah St
- Mooroopna Ct
- Mulgoa Ct
- Newbay Cl
- Noble St
- Ozone Rd
- Paringa Ln
- Pelican Ct
- Plover Ct
- Punt Rd
- Ramsgate St
- Reid St
- River Pde
- Riverside Ln
- Riverside Tce
- Saratoga Ave
- Seabank Dr
- Seaview Ave
- Selby Cl
- Sheepwash Rd
- Snead St
- Stephens Pde
- Taits Rd
- Talbot St
- The Mews
- Thirteenth Beach Rd
- Thomson Dr
- Thorn St
- Tremont Ct
- Von Nida Ave
- Wandin Ct
- Warrenbeen Ct
- Wattle Bird Cr
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