City of Greater Geelong
Non-private dwellings
5,418 people were estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in the City of Greater Geelong in 2019.
Residential non-private dwellings include aged care facilities as well as defence force facilities, hospitals, prisons, staff quarters and boarding houses. As a general rule, an increase in people aged 18 to 24 living in non-private dwellings indicates a growth in student accommodation, defence force facilities or prisons. Similarly an increase in people aged over 75 living in non-private dwellings indicates growth in aged care facilities.
| Persons in non-private dwellings | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Greater Geelong | Year | Change between 2016 and 2036 | ||||||||
| Area | 2016 | 2036 | Total change | Aged 18 to 24 years | Aged 75+ years | |||||
| City of Greater Geelong | 5,186 | 6,867 | +1,681 | +19 | +1,543 | 6,002 | 10 | 2019 | 5418 | 0 |
| Armstrong Creek | 3 | 334 | +331 | 0 | +331 | 173 | 100 | 2019 | 132 | 0 |
| Barwon Heads - Connewarre - Breamlea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Bell Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Bell Post Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Belmont | 284 | 434 | +150 | 0 | +149 | 344 | 140 | 2019 | 293 | 0 |
| Clifton Springs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Corio | 442 | 442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 442 | 160 | 2019 | 442 | 0 |
| Curlewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Drysdale - Bellarine | 102 | 146 | +44 | 0 | +44 | 124 | 180 | 2019 | 101 | 0 |
| East Geelong | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 190 | 2019 | 40 | 0 |
| Geelong - South Geelong - Drumcondra | 392 | 582 | +190 | 0 | +189 | 472 | 200 | 2019 | 391 | 0 |
| Geelong West - Manifold Heights | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 210 | 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| Grovedale | 365 | 525 | +160 | 0 | +159 | 445 | 220 | 2019 | 364 | 0 |
| Hamlyn Heights | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 230 | 2019 | 92 | 0 |
| Herne Hill - Fyansford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Highton - Wandana Heights - Ceres | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 250 | 2019 | 127 | 0 |
| Lara | 1,101 | 1,490 | +389 | +19 | +251 | 1,250 | 260 | 2019 | 1121 | 0 |
| Leopold | 112 | 272 | +160 | 0 | +159 | 192 | 270 | 2019 | 112 | 0 |
| Lovely Banks - Batesford - Moorabool | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 280 | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Marshall - Charlemont | 222 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 290 | 2019 | 221 | 0 |
| Mount Duneed | 6 | 78 | +72 | 0 | +72 | 78 | 300 | 2019 | 78 | 0 |
| Newcomb - Moolap | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 310 | 2019 | 101 | 0 |
| Newtown | 135 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 320 | 2019 | 134 | 0 |
| Norlane - North Shore | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 330 | 2019 | 36 | 0 |
| North Geelong - Rippleside | 507 | 528 | +21 | 0 | +20 | 528 | 340 | 2019 | 506 | 0 |
| Ocean Grove | 111 | 231 | +120 | 0 | +120 | 171 | 350 | 2019 | 110 | 0 |
| Portarlington | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 360 | 2019 | 59 | 0 |
| Rural Bellarine Peninsula | 184 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 370 | 2019 | 184 | 0 |
| Rural North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| St Albans Park | 133 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 390 | 2019 | 132 | 0 |
| St Leonards - Indented Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomson - Breakwater | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 410 | 2019 | 42 | 0 |
| Waurn Ponds | 458 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 420 | 2019 | 457 | 0 |
| Whittington | 102 | 146 | +44 | 0 | +43 | 124 | 430 | 2019 | 102 | 0 |
Population and household forecasts, 2016 to 2036, prepared by .id (opens a new window), the population experts, November 2017.
Key findings
There were 5,186 people estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in the City of Greater Geelong in 2016. The number of persons in non-private dwellings in the City of Greater Geelong is expected to increase to 6,002 persons in 2026 and to 6,867 persons in 2036.
Between 2016 and 2026, Lara is forecast to experience the greatest change, with a gain of 389 persons in non-private dwellings. This is due to an increase of persons in non-private dwellings aged 75 years and over, which is predominantly aged care.