East Geelong VIC 3219

Living Here

East Geelong is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 4,012 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,782 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $795,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Geelong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Geelong itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 36 schools

  • St Margaret's Primary School
  • Tate Street Primary School
  • Geelong High School
  • South Geelong Primary School
  • St Mary's Primary School
  • Christ the King Primary School
  • Newcomb Primary School
  • Geelong East Primary School
  • MacKillop Education Geelong
  • Newcomb Secondary College

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• 158 cafés & restaurants

  • Black Cup Cafe
  • Lucy Lockets
  • Cafe Belle
  • Great Ocean Rolls
  • Kilgour St Grocer
  • Orchid & Co
  • Teahouse @ gbg
  • The Showman's Bar and Cafe
  • Pavilion Geelong
  • Cafe GO

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• 7 supermarkets

  • Foodworks
  • NQR Newcomb
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
  • Aldi
  • Coles
  • Food Factory Sales
• 42 parks

  • Thomson Recreation Reserve
  • Hopetoun Park
  • Richmond Park
  • Eastern Park Horticultural Centre
  • Ising Reserve
  • Ron Robertson Rose Garden
  • Eastern Park
  • Pevensey Park
  • Play Space
  • Glover Street Reserve

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• 1 beach

  • Eastern Beach
• 8 Catholic churches

  • St Margaret's
  • Saint Mary Of The Angels Basilica
  • Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
  • St Joseph's Chapel
  • St John the Evangelist
  • Parish of Holy Spirit
  • St. Bernard's Catholic Church
  • Holy Family Catholic Church
• 10 pharmacies

  • Discount Drugstores
  • Geelong Day & Night Pharmacy
  • Soul Pattinson Chemist
  • Peak Pharmacies
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Peak Pharmacy
• 11 doctors & medical clinics

  • Lake Imaging
  • Medical Health Group
  • MedicAid Medical and Accident Centre
  • Myers Street Family Practice
  • Geelong Private Medical Centre
  • 4Cyte Pathology
  • Newcomb Central Medical
  • Mind Healthcare
  • Dentists & Doctors
  • Banksia Medical Centre

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• 25 dentists

  • Garden Street Dental
  • Geelong Periodontics
  • Geelong Dental Centre
  • Bhardwaj Dental Centre
  • WonderSmile
  • Smile Care Dentists
  • Kardinia Dental
  • Bupa Dental Geelong
  • Totally Smiles Geelong
  • Southern Dental Specialists

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• 6 physiotherapists

  • Pace Physiotherapy
  • Geelong Physiotherapy
  • Forefront Physiotherapy Geelong
  • Waterfront Health Studio
  • BodyLab Health
  • Grand Slam Physiotherapy
• 14 optometrists

  • Kevin Paisley Optometrists Geelong
  • New Vision Eyewear
  • Specsavers
  • GMHBA Health Insurance & Eye Care
  • Specsavers
  • Kiddies Eye Care
  • Eye Gallery
  • Specsavers
  • Dresden Optics
  • Winks Eyecare

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• 9 hospitals

  • Barwon Health - University Hospital Geelong
  • University Hospital Geelong - Building B
  • St John of God Geelong Hospital
  • Barwon Health - Newcomb
  • Geelong Clinic
  • Barwon Health - Community Rehabilitation Centre
  • Barwon Health - Ashley Manor Campus
  • McKellar Centre
  • Epworth Geelong
• 7 vets

  • Bellarine Veterinary Practice
  • Newtown Veterinary Clinic
  • Vets of Geelong
  • Vets of Geelong
  • Fur Life Vet Highton
  • Geelong Veterinary Hospital
  • North Geelong Veterinary Clinic
• 7 childcare & kindergartens

  • Geelong Children's Centre
  • Young Minds Early Learning Centre
  • Breakwater Preschool
  • Bay City Early Learning Centre
  • Bond Street Kindergarten
  • Apollo Place Kindergarten
  • Ariston House Kindergarten & Childcare Centre
• 8 libraries

  • Barwon Health Library
  • Newcomb Library
  • Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
  • Chilwell Library
  • Geelong West Library
  • Belmont Library
  • Highton Library
  • Western Heights College Library
• 8 post offices

  • Australia Post
  • Pack & Send
  • Geelong Post Office
  • DX Mail
  • Newtown LPO
  • Geelong West Post Office
  • Belmont Post Office
  • Shandeen LPO
• 18 service stations

  • APCO - East Geelong
  • 7-Eleven
  • APCO
  • EG Australia
  • APCO
  • Coles Express
  • 7-Eleven
  • Shell
  • 7-Eleven
  • Shell

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• 38 gyms & sports centres

  • East Geelong Tennis Club
  • Geelong Sports Hub
  • DC Jiu Jitsu
  • Eastern Beach Swimming Enclosure
  • Minc Fitness
  • John Landy Athletic Field
  • Good Folk Yoga
  • CorePlus
  • Upstate
  • Wonder Yoga

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• 5 golf clubs

  • East Geelong Golf Course
  • Barwon Valley Golf Course
  • Balyang Par 3 Golf Course
  • Queens Park Golf Course
  • Bellarine Lakes Resort Golf Club (private)
• 12 playgrounds

  • Eastern Park South
  • Richmond Oval
  • Botanic Gardens Playground
  • The George Trickey Playground
  • Eastern Beach Playground
  • Callander Street Playground
  • Landy Field
  • Hinchcliff Crescent
  • Landy Field-Fitness Circuit
  • Hibiscus Reserve

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• 1 dog park

  • Belmont Dog Park
• 8 bakeries

  • The Local
  • VN Rolls
  • Bakers Delight
  • Geelong Bakehouse
  • Geelong Hot Bread Shop
  • James Street Bakery
  • Routleys Bakery
  • Pakington Bakery
• 5 butchers

  • East Geelong's Quality Butcher
  • Tasman Meats
  • Heritage Meats
  • Ber's Butcher
  • Enzo at Penny's
• 11 hardware stores

  • Cams Cords
  • National Nuts & Bolts
  • Academy TV
  • All Tools
  • Fagg's Mitre 10
  • Grayling's Hardware
  • Qualitool
  • Mitre 10
  • Bowens Belmont
  • Hornibrooks Tools & Fasteners

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• 33 hairdressers

  • Ollie Barbers
  • Steve Connoley's Men's Hair Design
  • Blind Barberhood
  • Cornerworks Hair
  • Reggae's
  • newcomb hair room
  • Studio 183 Hair Lounge
  • Impressions in Hair
  • Super Barber
  • Temple Hair

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• 21 beauty salons

  • Serenity Skin & Body Care
  • Ren Skin and Body
  • Just Threading
  • Natural Nails & Beauty
  • The Body & Face Place
  • Brow Syndicate
  • The Beauty & Brow Parlour
  • Clear Skincare
  • Stellar Nails & Beauty
  • Aesthetic Skin Clinic

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• 31 mechanics

  • Motors on Malop
  • Ultra Tune
  • Mark Haby Motors
  • Pedders
  • Smash Masters
  • National Windscreens
  • Rex Gorell Ford
  • GWM
  • Suzuki
  • Clutch and Brake Specialists

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• 1 electrician

  • Electrician Geelong
• 1 plumber

  • AAA Above Group
• 32 places to stay

  • The White House in Geelong
  • Eden Oak
  • Bay City Motel Geelong
  • Eastern Sands Motel
  • Gate House on Ryrie
  • The R Hotel
  • Admiralty Inn
  • Colonial Lodge Motel
  • The Waterfront Apartments
  • Rydges

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Getting around. Train station: South Geelong, 1.5 km west · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries (Geelong-Docklands), 2.2 km north-west · Airport: Avalon Airport, 16.3 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in East Geelong.

• East Geelong Golf Club Golf
• Eastern Park Cricket, Soccer, Tennis (Outdoor)
• Eastern Park Cycling

Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 67.4%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

273,411 bird observations recorded near East Geelong — most often seen:

• Red Wattlebird (23,274)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (18,239)
• Little Raven (18,125)
• Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (15,995)
• Magpie-lark (15,825)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (15,261)
• Eurasian Blackbird (14,959)
• New Holland Honeyeater (12,773)
• Common Myna (12,156)
• House Sparrow (11,942)
• Common Starling (11,922)
• Pied Currawong (11,783)
• Grey Butcherbird (9,764)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to East Geelong:

• Thomson (1 km)
• South Geelong (1.5 km)
• Newcomb (1.6 km)
• Geelong (1.7 km)
• Breakwater (2.4 km)
• Whittington (2.4 km)
• St Albans Park (3.3 km)
• Newtown (3.4 km)

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