Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,210,000
Down 19.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.23m
- 4 bed
- $1.32m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Little River
VIC 3211 · Greater Geelong
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,210,000
- Population
- 1,353
- Postcode
- 3211
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Little River, Victoria
Property market insights for Little River (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Little River (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 6 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
Up 3.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Little River (Vic.), VIC is currently $1,210,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Little River (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of -19.2% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,230,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,320,000 in Little River (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Little River (Vic.) is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Little River safe?
The overall rate for Little River is 11,528 offences per 100,000 residents — 188% above the Greater Melbourne 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 Little River.
Overall crime rate
11,528
offences per 100,000 residents
188% aboveGreater Melbourne
Little RiverGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Little River?
Little River VIC 3211 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,353 people call Little River home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,005 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,353
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $427 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.3%Above
15–3421.7%Below
35–5428.5%Above
55–7426.4%Above
75 and over5.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.5%Above
Paying a mortgage42.4%Above
Renting11.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.5%Below
One car11.3%Below
Two cars40.5%Above
Three or more44.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home24.5%Below
Drove to work53.2%Above
Train, tram or bus1.3%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Little River
24.5% of workers in Little River worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
2.3% of Little River residents were born in England.
35.2% of people in Little River described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Little River
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Little River VIC 3211.
Is Little River family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.3% of Little River's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
344 family households lived in Little River; 51.5% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
36.6% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Little River?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Little River had 1,353 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Little River?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.5% of occupied private dwellings in Little River.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Little River?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
42.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.1% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Little River?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Little River had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 15.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 32.8%, while 37.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Little River?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
24.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
53.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
1.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Little River?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 11.3% of the total.
85.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Little River, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.7% reported a different address.
15.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Little River?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
76.6% of residents used only English at home.
13.1% used a language other than English at home.
1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Little River residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.6% of Little River's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.4% 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 86.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Little River?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.9% of ancestry responses in Little River.
Australian ancestry made up 33.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Little River?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 15.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.0% of workers, and education and training employed 6.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Little River?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
33.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Little River show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.5% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Little River?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Little River?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,005 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $427 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Little River compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 24.5% in Little River, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 46.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 11.1% in Little River, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Little River (Vic.)
Is Little River (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $1,210,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Little River (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 344 local families, and 19.3% 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 Little River (Vic.)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,320,000, 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 Little River (Vic.)
67 streets in Little River (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Argoona Rd
- Argyle St
- Bacchus Marsh Rd
- Bates Rd
- Black Forest Rd
- Boadles Ln
- Branch Rd
- Briar St
- Bulban Rd
- Calvert Rd
- Cherry Swamp Rd
- Colin Cr
- Daruma
- Devines Rd
- Dowden Rd
- Drysdale Rd
- Edgars Rd
- Express Rd
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- Farrars Rd
- Flinders St
- Gifkins Rd
- Gleesons Rd
- Granite Rd
- Harold Ct
- Hughes Rd
- Jolyon Ct
- Kangaroo Dr
- Kirks Bridge Rd
- Little River Rd
- Little River-Ripley Rd
- Malcolm Rd
- Manor Rd
- Martin Rd
- Mcintosh Rd
- Mcleans Rd
- Mcnaughton Dr
- Mcpherson Rd
- Minns Rd
- Morrisons Ln
- Mouyong Rd
- Mt Rothwell Rd
- Narraburra Rd
- Newtons Rd
- Old Melbourne Rd
- Oxford St
- Peak School Rd
- Princes Hwy
- Regent St
- River St
- Robs Ln
- Rothwell Rd
- Rothwell St
- Sandy Creek Rd
- Shaws Rd
- Shearers Ln
- Station St
- Taylors Ln
- Toynes Rd
- Travellers Way Road
- Turners Rd
- Victoria St
- Warwick St
- Wests Rd
- William Rd
- Wilson Rd
- Windmill Road
- You Yangs Rd
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