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St Leonards VIC 3223

5,828 addresses · 176 streets

Corangamite Electorate › Greater Geelong LGA › St Leonards · 46 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

St Leonards is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,542 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,183 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $720,000.

3,542Population
56Median age
$1,183Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Avalon Airport, 25.9 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in St Leonards.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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

$720,000House · 2024
$570,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in St Leonards

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

Tree cover measures, St Leonards VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 45.8%

Population by age in St Leonards
Population by age, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4131
5-14266
15-19112
20-24108
25-34318
35-44308
45-54458
55-64675
65-74759
75-84328
85+81
Dwelling types in St Leonards
Dwelling types, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,436
Townhouse109
Apartment8
Other0
Households by weekly income in St Leonards
Households by weekly income, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650349
$650-1,499549
$1,500-2,999407
$3,000+170
Top ancestries in St Leonards
Top ancestries, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,411
Australian1,255
Irish463
Scottish417
Ancestry NS223
Italian201
Housing tenure in St Leonards
Housing tenure, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned758
Mortgage387
Rented369
Other28
Cars per household in St Leonards
Cars per household, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
044
1569
2671
3172
4+80
Commute to work in St Leonards
Commute to work, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car816
Train3
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle6
Home316
Top countries of birth in St Leonards
Top countries of birth, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England161
New Zealand58
Italy57
Greece50
Malta35
Scotland27
Languages used at home in St Leonards
Languages used at home, St Leonards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek81
Italian62
French13
Croatian12
Vietnamese11
Spanish9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

27,655 bird observations recorded near St Leonards — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near St Leonards

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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