North Geelong - Bell Park

VIC

North Geelong - Bell Park is a declining region in VIC with 15,724 residents.

SA2 code: 203021047
State: VIC

Population

15,724

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.8%

3yr: +0.2% · 10yr: +6.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$340/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,386/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — North Geelong - Bell Park (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.2%5yr: -0.8%10yr: +6.9%Total: +15.8%

Population grew from 13,578 to 15,724 over 24 years, averaging 0.6% 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 2.3%

Almost entirely detached houses (84.8%), mixed tenure (67.2% own or mortgage), built for families (55% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 84.8%

5,299 houses679 townhouses270 apartments

Tenure

Owned 39.5%

Mortgage 27.7%

Renting 29.7%

Owned 39.5%Mortgage 27.7%Renting 29.7%Other / NS 3.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

205 (3.3%)

2 bed

1,139 (18.3%)

3 bed

3,391 (54.5%)

4 bed

1,255 (20.2%)

5 bed

189 (3.0%)

6+ bed

38 (0.6%)