The median rent in the Greater Geelong council area was $346 a week at the 2021 Census, below the $370 across Victoria.
Rented through a real estate agent 20
Rented from another landlord 8
Owned or being paid off 69
Other or not stated 3
The Greater Geelong council area's households as 100 homes, from the 2021 Census count of households by tenure and landlord. Each kind is rounded so the 100 add up, so a share in the tiles below can differ from the drawing by one.
Households renting28%VIC 29%
Of renters, through an agent70%VIC 73%
Median rent$346 a weekVIC $370
Rent and income in Greater Geelong
The median household income in the Greater Geelong council area was $1,592 a week, below $1,759 across Victoria. Set the median weekly rent against it, counting every household, renters or not, and the rent equals 22% of that income. The comparison is worked out on this page from the two medians; it is not a Census figure, and it is not what renters themselves pay.
A place of separate houses
Separate houses made up 86% of occupied homes, above the state's share, while flats or apartments were just 2%, against 12% across the state. Three bedrooms is the common size: 47% had three bedrooms, above 42% across Victoria, and 19% had two bedrooms or fewer, below 25%. In all, 271,057 people lived in the Greater Geelong council area at the 2021 Census.