VIC · Greater Geelong Council
Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.), 3219
Current weather
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.) is a small locality in the Greater Geelong area, home to around 1,606 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,606
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,126
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 93 of 861
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,408
- Employment rate
- 53.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 41 / 209 / 24
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.
Public transport
15 public transport stops in this suburb
- Boundary Rd/Ormond Rd
- Ormond Village Shopping Centre/Ormond Rd
- Robertson St/Ormond Rd
- St Margarets Catholic Primary School/St Albans Rd
- Tamlyn St/St Albans Rd
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
Amenities
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (18)
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- Boundary Road/Ormond RoadBus stop
- Bus stop (6)
- Ormond Village Shopping Centre/Ormond RoadBus stop
- Robertson Street/Ormond RoadBus stop
- Picnic Table
- Australia PostPost Box
- Shelter (8)
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Callander ReservePark
- Thomson Recreation ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Breakwater Preschoolkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 29.0/100
- National rank
- 5354th in Australia
- State rank
- 1052nd in VIC
- Peer rank
- #197 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #382 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
- Data confidence
- 59%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Breakwater Preschoolchildcarekindergarten
- Callander Reservegovernmentpark
- Thomson Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Boundary Rd/Ormond Rdtransport
- Ormond Village Shopping Centre/Ormond Rd transport
- Robertson St/Ormond Rdtransport
- St Margarets Catholic Primary School/St Albans Rdtransport
- Tamlyn St/St Albans Rdtransport
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Benchamenitiesbench
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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