VIC · Greater Geelong Council
Avalon, VIC, 3212
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Avalon is a small locality in the Greater Geelong area, home to around 255 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 92 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-28%), roughly 360.8 offences per 1,000 residents, limited but present public transport access, 16 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 255
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,775
- Dwelling vacancy
- 23.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 95
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,084
- Employment rate
- 55.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 92
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 57
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 360.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 26 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -27.6%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft7
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle11
- B49 Other Theft22
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer7
- E19 Other Justice Procedures Offences7
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Avalon Airport Terminal/Airport Dr
- Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Greater Avalon Employment Precinct (GAEP)/Canberra Dr
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
16 active roadworks / incidents
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 01/01/2021 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed outbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.PRINCES HIGHWAY, AVALON ROAD31 Dec 2020 – 29 Jun 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 04/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.AVALON-PRINCES OUT RAMP ON, AVALON ROAD03 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 04/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.BEACH-PRINCES OUT RAMP ON, BEACH ROAD03 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 04/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.PRINCES HIGHWAY, AVALON-PRINCES OUT RAMP ON03 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 04/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.AVALON ROAD, PRINCES OUT-AVALON RAMP OF03 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 04/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.PRINCES HIGHWAY, BEACH-PRINCES OUT RAMP ON03 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 04/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.BEACH ROAD, PRINCES IN-BEACH RAMP OF03 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 04/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.PRINCES OUT-AVALON RAMP OF, AVALON ROAD03 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 12/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed eastbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.AVALON-PRINCES OUT RAMP ON, AVALON ROAD11 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
- Road Safety Camera Works activities occurring between 12/02/2025 and 30/05/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed eastbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.AVALON ROAD, PRINCES OUT-AVALON RAMP OF11 Feb 2025 – 29 May 2027
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
5 planning-related records
2021· 4 proposals
July 2021
- Construction of a Shed65 COONAWARRA DRIVE AVALON 3212No permit required
May 2021
- Change of Use: Food Production and Manufacturing Facility2-350 Beach RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and Works associated with an Existing Motor Racing Track55 Beach RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Construction of a Warehouse and Ancillary Office, a Reduction of the Car Parking Requirements and the Removal of Native Vegetation1/250 BEACH ROAD AVALON 3212Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
February 2020
- Use and Development of the Land for a Store and a Carpark65 BEACH ROAD AVALON 3212In progress
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Avalon Coastal ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 25.3/100
- National rank
- 5891st in Australia
- State rank
- 1131st in VIC
- Peer rank
- #44 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #121 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime7
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime11
- B49 Other Theftcrime22
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officercrime7
- E19 Other Justice Procedures Offencescrime7
- Avalon Coastal Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Buildings and Works associated with an Existing Motor Racing Trackplanning55 Beach RoadLodged 06 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Change of Use: Food Production and Manufacturing Facilityplanning2-350 Beach RoadLodged 26 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a Shedplanning65 COONAWARRA DRIVE AVALON 3212Lodged 20 Jul 2021 · No permit required
- Construction of a Warehouse and Ancillary Office, a Reduction of the Car Parking Requirements and the Removal of Native Vegetationplanning1/250 BEACH ROAD AVALON 3212Lodged 12 Apr 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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