Swan Bay VIC 3225
288 addresses · 10 streets
Corangamite Electorate › Greater Geelong LGA › Swan Bay · 53 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Swan Bay is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 103 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $784 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Queenscliff statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Swan Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 golf clubs
1 electrician
Getting around. Railway halt: Queenscliff, 4.7 km south · Ferry wharf: Queenscliff Ferry Terminal, 5.1 km south-east · Airport: Avalon Airport, 25.9 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 5.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 55.6%
Population by age in Swan Bay
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 24 |
| 65-74 | 23 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Swan Bay
| House | 19 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 27 |
Households by weekly income in Swan Bay
| <$650 | 24 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Swan Bay
| English | 54 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 41 |
| Scottish | 26 |
| Irish | 22 |
| Dutch | 4 |
| German | 4 |
Housing tenure in Swan Bay
| Owned | 30 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Swan Bay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Swan Bay
| Car | 20 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Swan Bay
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
39,149 bird observations recorded near Swan Bay — most often seen:
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,080)
- Silver Gull (2,011)
- Australian Pelican (1,933)
- Australian White Ibis (1,822)
- Common Starling (1,765)
- White-faced Heron (1,743)
- Little Raven (1,621)
- Welcome Swallow (1,531)
- Chestnut Teal (1,514)
- Crested Tern (1,434)
- Black Swan (1,423)
- Pied Cormorant (1,404)
- Magpie-lark (1,317)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Swan Bay
- Red Wattlebird (1,302)
- Masked Lapwing (1,217)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,199)
- Pacific Gull (1,186)
- Straw-necked Ibis (1,094)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (1,079)
- Little Egret (1,078)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,047)
- Willie Wagtail (1,031)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,025)
- House Sparrow (995)
- Australian Magpie (938)
- White-fronted Chat (924)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (921)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (859)
- Caspian Tern (828)
- Grey Teal (828)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Swan Bay:
- Swan Island (3.8 km)
- Mannerim (4.1 km)
- Queenscliff (5 km)
- Point Lonsdale (6.5 km)
- Marcus Hill (7.2 km)
- St Leonards (7.2 km)
- Drysdale (8.7 km)
- Bellarine (9.8 km)
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Streets
- Andersons Road (25)
- Bellarine Highway (4)
- Bellarine Rail Trail (1)
- Burrows Road (4)
- Fellows Road (4)
- Nye Road (5)
- Queenscliff Road (26)
- Sheppards Road (1)
- Swan Bay Road (215)
- Yarram Creek Lane (3)