Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

VIC

Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights is a growing region in VIC with 22,415 residents.

SA2 code: 203021040
State: VIC

Population

22,415

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+6.0%

3yr: +5.0% · 10yr: +13.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$335/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,719/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.0%5yr: +6.0%10yr: +13.5%Total: +20.3%

Population grew from 18,634 to 22,415 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.7%

Almost entirely detached houses (77.6%), mixed tenure (63.4% own or mortgage), built for families (48% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 77.6%

6,896 houses1,014 townhouses975 apartments

Tenure

Owned 29.8%

Mortgage 33.6%

Renting 34.5%

Owned 29.8%Mortgage 33.6%Renting 34.5%Other / NS 2.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

657 (7.5%)

2 bed

1,964 (22.4%)

3 bed

4,243 (48.3%)

4 bed

1,670 (19.0%)

5 bed

220 (2.5%)

6+ bed

27 (0.3%)