Suburb Profile Report for Geelong West VIC (3218)

Geelong West House: Median price $667,000, Annual capital growth 7.58%, Number of sales 145, Weekly median advertised rent $390

Geelong West Unit: Median price $351,250, Annual capital growth 4.62%, Number of sales 16, Weekly median advertised rent $310

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Source: CoreLogic RP Data

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Source: Monthly data update for Jun 2019 as supplied by CoreLogic. Data is reported to the period ending Mar 2019. Please note that property sales data is routinely updated, so may change retrospectively.

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Geelong West, 3218 ranked 445th in VIC when comparing growth in median property values or capital gain over the last 12 months. Geelong West is one of 2099 in our list for VIC

Geelong West,3218 was ranked 3611 in Australia by increase in median property value over the quarter.

At number 402th of VIC’s most discounted properties, Geelong West is in the TOP 40% of the state/territory when listing in order of most discounted to least.

Using the current median advertised rental of $390 and the average annual increase in value of a median property of 7.58%, investors should hope to achieve an overall return of 3.04%

Giving property investors a an unimpressive capital gain of -7.57% for the last year, Geelong West, 3218 is the 1202th highest performer in Australia in this respect.

Over the longer term, Geelong West has seen property prices show investors a 2.78% return over the last 3 years. This is worse than over the last 12 months

The VIC suburb of Geelong West, 3218 is in the Greater Geelong (C) local government area.

Metrics	HOUSE	UNIT
Median price	$667,000	$351,250
Quarterly growth	-4.03%	-2.43%
12-month growth	-2.63%	-7.57%
Average Annual Growth	7.58%	4.62%
Weekly median advertised rent	$390	$310
Number of sales	145	16
Gross rental yield	3.04%	4.59%
Days on market	42.48421	N/A

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Based on the median price for this suburb and an 80% LVR loan over 25 yrs with 3.59% interest rate.

DSR Score for property investment : Good (H), Above average (U)

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Demographics

Total population	6682
Median household income ($/weekly)	1129
Median age of persons	35
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly)	1664
Average household size	2.2

Census	Count	Percent(%)
5-14 years	713	10.7
25-34 years	1177	17.6
35-44 years	1145	17.1
45-54 years	797	11.9
55-64 years	663	9.9
Others	2188	32.7

Age Group

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Not Married	2480	49.4
Registered Married	1920	38.2
Defacto Relationship	620	12.4

Social Marital Status

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Australia	5264	82.6
Croatia	75	1.2
Japan	153	2.4
United Kingdom	235	3.7
Other	173	2.7
Others	470	7.4

Country of Birth

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Buddhism	81	1.3
Christianity	3991	65.3
Hinduism	35	0.6
Islam	80	1.3
No Religion	1887	30.9
Others	36	0.6

Religious Affiliation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
$300-$399	246	9.4
$400-$599	292	11.1
$1,000-$1,249	245	9.3
$1,500-$1,999	316	12.0
$2,000-$2,499	249	9.5
Others	1275	48.6

Gross Household Income (Weekly)

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Employed, worked full-time	2159	41.5
Not in the labour force	1534	29.5
Employed, worked part-time	1134	21.8
Unemployed, looking for work	193	3.7
Employed, away from work	178	3.4

Person Characteristics

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Managers	390	11.2
Professionals	976	28.1
Technicians & trades workers	498	14.4
Community & personal service workers	367	10.6
Clerical & administrative workers	427	12.3
Others	810	23.4

Occupation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Pre-school	128	7.7
Infants/Primary	470	28.1
Secondary	329	19.7
Technical or Further Educational Institution	211	12.6
University or other Tertiary Institutions	464	27.8
Others	70	4.2

Type of Educational Institution Attending

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Separate house	5188	82.2
Flat, unit or apartment	614	9.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse	497	7.9
House or flat attached to a shop, office	11	0.2
Caravan, cabin, houseboat	0	0.0
Others	0	0.0