Waurn Ponds is a smaller residential area in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area (postcode 3216). It is home to about 4,956 residents, with a young professional demographic and a median age of 27. Households earn a median income of $119K per year, with an average household size of 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 +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Waurn Ponds is $776,000, having moved lower by 6.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $500. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,755.
Public transport access includes 3 rail stations, 14 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Greater Geelong LGA is higher than average at 8,631 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.4%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($776K/$850K). The price-to-income ratio of 6.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -6.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.