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Ocean Grove VIC 3226

14,115 addresses · 392 streets

Corangamite Electorate › Greater Geelong LGA › Ocean Grove · 62 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A popular coastal town on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula, Ocean Grove draws families and sea-changers to its surf beaches. Households average 2.5 people and the median age is 43. Median household income is $1,837 a week, with rent around $420.

Ocean Grove is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 17,714 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,837 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $970,000.

17,714Population
43Median age
$1,837Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ocean Grove itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: Suma Park, 5.7 km east · Airport: Avalon Airport, 25.5 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

10 facilities recorded in Ocean Grove.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$970,000House · 2024
$725,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 19.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ocean Grove

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

Tree cover measures, Ocean Grove VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Ocean Grove
Population by age, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,003
5-142,545
15-19933
20-24669
25-341,584
35-442,416
45-542,292
55-642,333
65-742,420
75-841,097
85+424
Dwelling types in Ocean Grove
Dwelling types, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House6,136
Townhouse393
Apartment20
Other15
Households by weekly income in Ocean Grove
Households by weekly income, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650916
$650-1,4991,715
$1,500-2,9991,907
$3,000+1,603
Top ancestries in Ocean Grove
Top ancestries, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English7,706
Australian7,340
Irish2,978
Scottish2,339
Other921
German829
Housing tenure in Ocean Grove
Housing tenure, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,696
Mortgage2,454
Rented1,214
Other99
Cars per household in Ocean Grove
Cars per household, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0147
12,072
23,048
3852
4+376
Commute to work in Ocean Grove
Commute to work, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,872
Train16
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked162
Bicycle48
Home2,078
Top countries of birth in Ocean Grove
Top countries of birth, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England743
New Zealand159
Netherlands97
Scotland92
Germany89
United States66
Languages used at home in Ocean Grove
Languages used at home, Ocean Grove VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian74
German60
Mandarin56
Spanish52
Greek38
French34

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

115,205 bird observations recorded near Ocean Grove — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ocean Grove

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

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