Bell Post Hill VIC 3215
Bell Post Hill is in Greater Geelong LGA, VIC, postcode 3215, with population 5,083.
Strong evidence
Bell Post Hill has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Bell Post Hill has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Open matching rent ranking →2,231 latest-year approvals in Greater Geelong, +0.0% YoY; population +2.2% YoY (2.1% 5yr).
Open development signals →Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.
No saved AU suburbs yet.
No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.
Open rankings to save the first candidates.
QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.
Manual release files parsed into suburb prices
Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.
Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.
Rent context available
Bell Post Hill has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $500/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Bell Post Hill has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Hospitals
Bell Post Hill currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population movement supports a growth-led read. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.
Compare it against a contrasting suburb before turning it into a decision.
Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population movement supports a growth-led read. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
Compare-ready
- Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
- Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
- Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Price history
Full data detail
Bell Post Hill VIC
Bell Post Hill is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area (postcode 3215). With a population of 5,083, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $71K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median house price in Bell Post Hill is $620,000, having dropped significantly 8.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $435,000 (-0.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.
Bell Post Hill is served by 3 schools, including 1 primary, 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1075, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 20 bus stops. The crime rate in the Greater Geelong LGA is higher than average at 8,641 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Bell Post Hill offers a gross rental yield of 4.2%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($620K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -8.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Bell Post Hill is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area (postcode 3215). With a population of 5,083, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $71K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median house price in Bell Post Hill is $620,000, having dropped significantly 8.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $435,000 (-0.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.
Bell Post Hill is served by 3 schools, including 1 primary, 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1075, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 20 bus stops. The crime rate in the Greater Geelong LGA is higher than average at 8,641 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Bell Post Hill offers a gross rental yield of 4.2%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($620K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -8.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Bell Post Hill FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Bell Post Hill in?
Bell Post Hill is in the Greater Geelong Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3215. Council-level context for Greater Geelong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
-
What is the median house price in Bell Post Hill?
The current median house price in Bell Post Hill, VIC is $620K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
-
What is the typical weekly rent in Bell Post Hill?
The median weekly rent in Bell Post Hill is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
-
What does the rent signal say about Bell Post Hill?
Rent context available: Bell Post Hill has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
-
Is Bell Post Hill a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Bell Post Hill show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
-
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bell Post Hill?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
-
How often is the Bell Post Hill data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.