Rippleside VIC 3215
746 addresses · 28 streets
Corio Electorate › Greater Geelong LGA › Rippleside · 63 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Rippleside is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 994 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,103 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,055,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the North Geelong - Bell Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rippleside itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
1 dog park
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: North Geelong, 350 m west · Ferry wharf: Spirit of Tasmania, 1.9 km north · Airport: Avalon Airport, 14.2 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Rippleside.
- Osborne Park Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball
Socio-economic Standing
Median Sale Prices
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 3.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 63.2%
Population by age in Rippleside
| 0-4 | 40 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 115 |
| 15-19 | 50 |
| 20-24 | 40 |
| 25-34 | 83 |
| 35-44 | 118 |
| 45-54 | 170 |
| 55-64 | 141 |
| 65-74 | 172 |
| 75-84 | 44 |
| 85+ | 26 |
Dwelling types in Rippleside
| House | 284 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 107 |
| Apartment | 17 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Rippleside
| <$650 | 43 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 95 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 105 |
| $3,000+ | 136 |
Top ancestries in Rippleside
| English | 394 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 327 |
| Irish | 150 |
| Scottish | 132 |
| Other | 76 |
| Italian | 71 |
Housing tenure in Rippleside
| Owned | 182 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 114 |
| Rented | 102 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Rippleside
| 0 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 153 |
| 2 | 181 |
| 3 | 35 |
| 4+ | 18 |
Commute to work in Rippleside
| Car | 252 |
|---|---|
| Train | 6 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 165 |
Top countries of birth in Rippleside
| England | 42 |
|---|---|
| India | 15 |
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Croatia | 13 |
| North Macedonia | 10 |
| Scotland | 10 |
Languages used at home in Rippleside
| Italian | 16 |
|---|---|
| Macedonian | 14 |
| Croatian | 12 |
| Spanish | 9 |
| Mandarin | 8 |
| Urdu | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
219,342 bird observations recorded near Rippleside — most often seen:
- Red Wattlebird (18,452)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (15,744)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (14,972)
- Little Raven (14,873)
- Eurasian Blackbird (12,545)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (12,536)
- New Holland Honeyeater (12,515)
- Magpie-lark (11,993)
- House Sparrow (11,820)
- Common Myna (11,299)
- Common Starling (10,927)
- Pied Currawong (8,303)
- Silver Gull (6,494)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Rippleside
- Grey Butcherbird (6,118)
- Silvereye (5,441)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5,418)
- Australian Magpie (4,690)
- Welcome Swallow (4,059)
- Galah (3,582)
- Willie Wagtail (3,383)
- Crested Pigeon (3,150)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (2,764)
- Long-billed Corella (2,460)
- Eastern Spinebill (2,417)
- Rock Dove (2,351)
- Chestnut Teal (2,297)
- Straw-necked Ibis (2,194)
- Grey Fantail (2,188)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,181)
- Brown Thornbill (2,176)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Rippleside:
- Drumcondra (0.8 km)
- North Geelong (1 km)
- Geelong West (2.1 km)
- Bell Park (2.4 km)
- Manifold Heights (2.5 km)
- Hamlyn Heights (2.5 km)
- Geelong (2.9 km)
- Herne Hill (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Balmoral Crescent (33)
- Bay Street (45)
- Cliff Street (6)
- Convent Place (56)
- Coots Court (3)
- Edward Street (19)
- Harbourside Drive (17)
- Helen Street (11)
- Holden Avenue (23)
- Kurrewa Walk (19)
- Lady Nelson Drive (61)
- Liverpool Street (33)
- Lothian Street (9)
- Lumb Place (21)
- Mackey Street (1)
- Margaret Street (43)
- Melbourne Road (71)
- Pilot Place (8)
- Point Henry Vista (7)
- Prospect Street (1)
- St David Street (43)
- St Helens Place (8)
- Swinburne Street (30)
- Tugboat Alley (12)
- Tugboat Cove (4)
- Vautier Street (45)
- Victoria Street (67)
- Walker Street (50)
