Wandana Heights VIC 3216

Living Here

Wandana Heights is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,195 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,549 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $930,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 31 schools

  • Woodline Primary School
  • Highton Primary School
  • Christian College Geelong Middle School
  • Christian College Geelong Senior Campus
  • Montpellier Primary School
  • Bellaire Primary School
  • Clairvaux Catholic School
  • Barwon Valley School
  • Belmont High School
  • Christian College Geelong Junior School

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• 14 cafés & restaurants

  • 9 Kings Thai
  • The Indian Sizzler
  • Bon Appetit Highton
  • Tonton
  • Gusto
  • Barwon Edge
  • Deakin Lakehouse
  • Bean Squeeze
  • Shinya Ramen & Bar Waurn Ponds
  • Deccan Indian Kitchen

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• 5 supermarkets

  • Woolworths
  • IGA
  • Aldi
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
• 30 parks

  • Drewan Park
  • Tim Hill Recreational Reserve
  • Carramar Park
  • Cedmar Reserve
  • Shoubra Reserve
  • Highton Basins
  • Highview Estate Reserve
  • Kyeema Avenue Reserve
  • Gwyther Reserve
  • Lambhill Reserve

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• 8 Catholic churches

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

  • Amcal
  • Amcal
  • Priceline Pharmacy
• 7 doctors & medical clinics

  • 291 Roslyn Road Medical Practice
  • Highton Village Medical Clinic
  • Prosper Podiatry
  • The Highton Clinic
  • South Valley Medical Centre
  • Novus Dermatology
  • Kardinia Health Clinic
• 5 dentists

  • Urban Smiles
  • Dove Dental
  • Belmont Denture Clinic
  • Bupa Dental
  • Shannon Avenue Dental Care
• 3 physiotherapists

  • BodyLab Health
  • Forefront Physiotherapy
  • Enable Physio
• 12 optometrists

  • Kevin Paisley Optometrists
  • OPSM
  • Robinson Family Optometrists
  • Specsavers
  • Winks Eyecare
  • Dresden Optics
  • Bupa Optical
  • Kiddies Eye Care
  • Eyewear on Pako
  • Specsavers

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• 9 hospitals

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

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

  • Highton Pre School
  • Next Steps Early Learning Centre
  • Botanica Early Learning Centre
  • Highton Child Care & Development Centre
  • Nido Early School Waurn Ponds
• 8 libraries

  • Highton Library
  • Deakin University Library
  • Waurn Ponds Library
  • Belmont Library
  • Chilwell Library
  • Geelong West Library
  • Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
  • Barwon Health Library
• 4 post offices

  • Highton South Post Office
  • Highton Post Office
  • Waurn Ponds Post Office
  • Belmont Post Office
• 8 service stations

  • Shell
  • APCO Easy Shop
  • Shell
  • 7-Eleven
  • BP
  • EG Waurn Ponds
  • Caltex Newtown
  • TSG
• 15 gyms & sports centres

  • Highton Bowls Club
  • Highton Tennis Club
  • Deakin Baseball Club
  • Geelong Bowling Lanes
  • Belmont Bowls Club
  • KD Stewart Centre
  • Leisurelink Aquatic & Recreation Centre
  • Fernwood Fitness
  • Pioneer Park Tennis Courts
  • Snap Fitness

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• 4 golf clubs

  • Balyang Par 3 Golf Course
  • Queens Park Golf Course
  • Barwon Valley Golf Course
  • East Geelong Golf Course
• 11 playgrounds

  • Drewan Park
  • Tim Hill RR-TC
  • Cedmar Reserve
  • Shoubra Reserve
  • Gwyther Reserve
  • Kyeema Avenue Reserve
  • Lambhill Reserve
  • Bennett Reserve
  • Highton Reserve
  • Thornbury Reserve

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• 1 dog park

  • Belmont Dog Park
• 4 bakeries

  • Porter Avenue Pies & Cakes
  • Highton Bakery
  • Bakers Delight
  • Bakers Delight
• 2 butchers

  • Highton Quality Meats
  • Enzo at Penny's
• 11 hardware stores

  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Hornibrooks Tools & Fasteners
  • Grayling's Hardware
  • Total Tools Grovedale
  • Mitre 10
  • Bowens Belmont
  • Fagg's Mitre 10
  • All Tools
  • National Nuts & Bolts
  • Cams Cords

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• 2 hairdressers

  • Pane di Matteo
  • Stella & Hutch
• 14 mechanics

  • Highton Automotive Service - Repco Authorised Car Service
  • mycar Tyre & Auto
  • Kings Cars Service Centre
  • Grovedale Car Care
  • MotorOne Autobody
  • S.P.S Panels
  • Always There Automotive
  • Kevin Peucker Diesel Service
  • Max Fry Smash Repairs
  • Timberlake Automotive

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• 1 electrician

  • Electrician Geelong
• 1 plumber

  • AAA Above Group
• 17 places to stay

  • Discovery Park - Geelong
  • Riverglen Holiday Park
  • Parkside Motel
  • Geelong Holiday Park
  • Rose Garden Motel
  • Sherwood Village
  • Shannon Motor Inn
  • Golden Palms Motel
  • Kardinia Park Motel
  • Colonial Lodge Motel

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Getting around. Train station: Waurn Ponds, 4.5 km south · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries (Geelong-Docklands), 6.4 km north-east · Airport: Avalon Airport, 21.7 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Wandana Heights.

• Tim Hill Recreation reserve Cricket, Tennis (Outdoor)

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: 7.8% 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 2.6% · Labour-force participation 69.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

211,221 bird observations recorded near Wandana Heights — most often seen:

• Red Wattlebird (18,029)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (14,838)
• Little Raven (13,191)
• New Holland Honeyeater (12,161)
• Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (12,155)
• Eurasian Blackbird (12,056)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (11,282)
• Magpie-lark (10,970)
• Common Myna (10,270)
• House Sparrow (9,732)
• Pied Currawong (9,541)
• Common Starling (9,218)
• Grey Butcherbird (6,885)

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 Wandana Heights:

• Highton (0.9 km)
• Ceres (2.7 km)
• Belmont (3.2 km)
• Waurn Ponds (3.8 km)
• Newtown (4 km)
• Grovedale (4.1 km)
• Fyansford (4.1 km)
• Herne Hill (4.9 km)

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