Median price trend for houses
Based on 116 sales in the preceding 12 months
$761,000
Up 13.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $585k
- 3 bed
- $743k
- 4 bed
- $786k
- 5+ bed
- $959k
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The quick read on
Bell Post Hill
VIC 3215 · Greater Geelong
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $761,000
- Median unit
- $543,000
- Population
- 5,083
- Postcode
- 3215
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ABS 2021
Bell Post Hill, Victoria
Property market insights for Bell Post Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bell Post Hill VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 107 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 5.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bell Post Hill, VIC is currently $761,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bell Post Hill has a 12-month growth rate of 13.2% for houses and 35.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $585,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $743,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $786,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $959,000 in Bell Post Hill.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bell Post Hill is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bell Post Hill is $543,000, which has increased 35.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $390,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $520,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $600,000 in Bell Post Hill. The median rent for units and apartments in Bell Post Hill is $425 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bell Post Hill safe?
The overall rate for Bell Post Hill is 1,838 offences per 100,000 residents — 55% 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 Bell Post Hill.
Overall crime rate
1,838
offences per 100,000 residents
55% belowRest of Vic.
Bell Post HillRest 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 Bell Post Hill?
Bell Post Hill VIC 3215 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
5,083 people call Bell Post Hill home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,368 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,083
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.3%Below
15–3425.9%Above
35–5423.5%Below
55–7423.9%Below
75 and over11.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses91.9%Above
Townhouses1.5%Below
Apartments6.5%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.2%Above
Paying a mortgage30.7%Below
Renting25.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.0%In line
One car35.0%Above
Two cars40.9%Above
Three or more19.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.3%Below
Drove to work63.4%Above
Train, tram or bus1.6%Above
Walked or cycled1.8%Below
What stands out in Bell Post Hill
14.3% of workers in Bell Post Hill worked from home on Census day.
32.8% of people in Bell Post Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bell Post Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bell Post Hill VIC 3215.
Is Bell Post Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.3% of Bell Post Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
1,452 family households lived in Bell Post Hill; 36.2% were couple families and 20.5% were one-parent families.
30.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bell Post Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bell Post Hill had 5,083 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.2% 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 Bell Post Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 91.9% of occupied private dwellings in Bell Post Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 6.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bell Post Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
30.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
25.1% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Bell Post Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bell Post Hill had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 27.7% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 36.0%, while 19.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bell Post Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
63.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
1.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bell Post Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
One-car households formed 35.0% of the total.
60.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bell Post Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.5% reported a different address.
27.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bell Post Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
68.9% of residents used only English at home.
26.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bell Post Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
27.5% of Bell Post Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 72.5% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
1.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bell Post Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 24.6% of ancestry responses in Bell Post Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 29.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bell Post Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 9.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.3% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bell Post Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.6%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
30.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bell Post Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.8% reported asthma, 9.4% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bell Post Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bell Post Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,368 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bell Post Hill compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.3% in Bell Post Hill, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 44.2% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 25.1% in Bell Post Hill, 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 Bell Post Hill
Is Bell Post Hill expensive?
The median house price is $761,000, while units and apartments sit at $543,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bell Post Hill good for families?
The Census counted 1,452 local families, and 15.3% 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 Bell Post Hill?
Larger houses have a median around $959,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Bell Post Hill
59 streets in Bell Post Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aintree Rd
- Ajax St
- Anakie Rd
- Avonlea Rd
- Ballan Rd
- Ballarat Rd
- Beauford Ave
- Bingley Ct
- Bluestone Bridge Rd
- Braund Ave
- Brookshaw Street
- Cardiff St
- Chanel Ave
- Chatham Cl
- Corinella St
- Creamery Rd
- Dane Ave
- Darcy Cr
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- Darriwill St
- Eaglemont Cr
- Eagleview Cr
- Edison Rd
- Ernest St
- Evans Rd
- Fairy St
- Fordview Cr
- Gotemba Rd
- Harcombe St
- Harris Ct
- Hosie Ave
- Jedda St
- Jersey Rd
- Kansas Ave
- Kardinia Dr
- Kinlock St
- Leila Cr
- Liston St
- Mcnaughton St
- Molloy Ct
- Neil St
- Newton Ave
- Peter St
- Piccadilly Cl
- Pratt Ct
- Quinn St
- Ravenell Ct
- Rita Ct
- Rollins Rd
- Rosemont Cr
- Ruhamah Ave
- Rushden Cl
- Sakura Pl
- Schofield Ct
- Shaw Cl
- Tova Ave
- Viewmont Cr
- Ward St
- Webber St
- Wolseley Gr
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