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Suburb profile ·Greater Geelong LGA · VIC ·3216

Belmont VIC 3216

Belmont is in Greater Geelong LGA, VIC, postcode 3216, with population 15,066.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $500/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 15,066 15K local footprint
Schools 8 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Belmont 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.

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Available
0
Verify
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Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 45% of annual income. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

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Development momentum

2,231 latest-year approvals in Greater Geelong, +0.0% YoY; population +2.2% YoY (2.1% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2024 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 8 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 64 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 45% of annual income. Snapshot rent $500/wk.

LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

Source level LGA fallback Confidence Provisional Period Sep 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Belmont 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.

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Direct
7

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
1

Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Growth-momentum

Belmont currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate with a income-first secondary angle.

Gross yield screens at about 5.0%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

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Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.0%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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Why people look here Intent
  • 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.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 8 matched, including Belmont High School, Clairvaux Catholic School, Belmont Primary School.
Crime: 8,641 per 100k at the Greater Geelong LGA level.
Transport: 64 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Belmont VIC

Postcode 3216 · Greater Geelong LGA

Belmont is a well-established suburb in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area (postcode 3216). With a population of 15,066, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $79K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Units have a median price of $525,000 (+1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,703.

Belmont is served by 8 schools, including 5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1030, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 64 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, Belmont offers a gross rental yield of 5.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($525K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 6.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +1.0% 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.

Investment signals
Rental Yield5.0% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$525K/$875K Below Median
Affordability6.7x Moderate
Price Momentum+1.0% Stable
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0% Steady
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$58,028
Mean income$66,616
Earners9,700
YoY change+7.6%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage5/10
Education8/10
Economic2/10
Disadvantage6/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median unit
$525K
1% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$350
Population
15,066
Demographics
Median age37
Household size2.3
HH income /wk$1,517
Personal income /wk$802
Mortgage /mth$1,703
Crime (Greater Geelong LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)8,641
Total incidents25,574
Transport
Bus stops64
Schools (8)
Avg ICSEA1030
Total students3,051
Government7
Catholic1
Belmont High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1053
Clairvaux Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1095
Belmont Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1112
Roslyn Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1082
Oberon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1024
Population growth (Greater Geelong LGA)
Population (2025)295,052
5-year growth+2.1% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
Development (Greater Geelong LGA)
Approvals (2026)2,231
Houses1,862
Units369
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2024 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Sep 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 8 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Belmont FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Belmont in?

    Belmont is in the Greater Geelong Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3216. Council-level context for Greater Geelong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Belmont?

    The median weekly rent in Belmont is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Belmont?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 45% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Belmont a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Belmont show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Belmont?

    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.

  6. How often is the Belmont 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.