Geelong West

17.2% of Geelong West's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..

1,898 family households lived in Geelong West; 41.5% were couple families and 16.6% were one-parent families.

39.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Geelong West had 7,345 residents at the 2021 Census.

34.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

24.6% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 73.9% of occupied private dwellings in Geelong West.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.1% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 16.6% of occupied private dwellings.

28.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

30.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

41.2% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

The average household in Geelong West had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 34.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 32.5%, while 17.6% had four or more usual residents.

26.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

49.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

1.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.0% walked or cycled.

9.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 44.4% of the total.

45.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

50.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 49.4% reported a different address.

19.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

82.6% of residents used only English at home.

13.5% used a language other than English at home.

1.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.

19.1% of Geelong West's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.9% was born in Australia.

1.5% of residents were born in China.

2.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.1%.

English ancestry accounted for 38.7% of ancestry responses in Geelong West.

Australian ancestry made up 31.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 3.0% of responses.

31.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 15.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 17.0% of workers, and education and training employed 11.4%.

The labour-force participation rate was 69.2%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

39.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

60.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

11.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.4% reported asthma, 6.7% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

32.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.8% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.1%.

Median household income was $1,797 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,996.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.

Working from home was 26.0% in Geelong West, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 28.1% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 41.2% in Geelong West, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..