Surf Coast: suburbs, house prices and planning
Surf Coast council area has 17 suburbs with a Delora page, home to 35,756 residents at the 2021 Census. Median house prices run from $640,000 in Winchelsea to $1,725,000 in Fairhaven (latest reportable period for each, Valuer-General Victoria).
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Surf Coast at a glance
- House medians
- $640,000 to $1,725,000
- latest reportable period for each suburb
- sales behind each median: 7 to 77
- Valuer-General Victoria
- Median rent
- $288 to $685 a week
- DFFH year to Sep 2025 where published, else Census 2021 (older)
- 17 of 17 suburbs with a rent figure
- More than half of these figures are Census 2021, four years older than the prices.
- DFFH Rental Report
- Planning risk
- Flood 7% LowBushfire 33% HighHeritage 0% Very low
- share of land, weighted by suburb area
- Vicmap Planning
- Recorded crime
- 34 per 1,000 residents
- per year, latest year published
- council area, not suburb
- offences logged over residents
- Lower than most areas
- Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
House medians across 17 suburbs run from $640,000 to $1,725,000; flood overlays cover 7% of the council's land, bushfire 33% and heritage 0%.
Council-level figures. Overlay shares are weighted by each suburb's land area; recorded crime is every offence logged in the council area over the latest year divided by its residents. None of it describes a specific street or property.
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Suburbs in Surf Coast
Sorted by house median, highest first. 7 of 17 suburbs have a reliable house median.
| Suburb | House median | Unit median | Rent | 1-yr change | Gross yield | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven3231small area: figures can swing | $1,725,0002025 · 7 sales | no data | $340/wkCensus 2021 (older) | −9.2%vs 2024 | no data | 390 |
| Lorne3232 | $1,605,000Mar qtr 2026 · 12 sales | $794,0002025 · 20 sales | $363/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 1,327 |
| Aireys Inlet3231small area: figures can swing | $1,345,0002025 · 13 sales | no data | $350/wkCensus 2021 (older) | −16.2%vs 2024 | no data | 979 |
| Jan Juc3228 | $1,305,000Mar qtr 2026 · 13 sales | no data | $473/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +6.1%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 4,151 |
| Torquay3228 | $1,150,000Mar qtr 2026 · 77 sales | $837,000Mar qtr 2026 · 25 sales | $685/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | −5.2%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 3.1% | 18,534 |
| Anglesea3230 | $1,120,000Mar qtr 2026 · 10 sales | no data | $405/wkCensus 2021 (older) | −18.5%vs Mar qtr 2025 | no data | 3,208 |
| Winchelsea3241 | $640,000Mar qtr 2026 · 19 sales | no data | $295/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 2,456 |
| Barrabool3221small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $301/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 247 |
| Bellbrae3228 | no data | no data | $380/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 1,346 |
| Buckley3240small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $360/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 228 |
| Deans Marsh3235small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $288/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 368 |
| Freshwater Creek3217small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $300/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 454 |
| Gherang3240small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $324/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 391 |
| Gnarwarre3221small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $390/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 297 |
| Modewarre3240small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $400/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 277 |
| Moriac3240small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $410/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 852 |
| Mount Moriac3240small area: figures can swing | no data | no data | $300/wkCensus 2021 (older) | no data | no data | 251 |
School zones in Surf Coast
Government school zones with a campus in this council area — see the full zone map for suburbs, streets and what changed since last year.
primary 9
- Aireys Inlet Primary School
- Anglesea Primary School
- Bellbrae Primary School
- Deans Marsh Primary School
- Lorne P-12 College
- Moriac Primary School
- Torquay Coast Primary School
- Torquay P-6 College
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secondary 2
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