Moolap, Greater Geelong: house prices, rent and what to check before you buy
Valuer-General Victoria doesn't report a median house or unit price for Moolap: too few sales. Median rent: $290 a week (ABS Census 2021, older than the price figures). Postcode 3224.
What stands out: Part of Moolap is under a Floodway Overlay; a flood-related overlay covers 50% of the suburb's land (Vicmap Planning).
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- Zoning: mostly Farming zone (FZ), 36% of the land
- Planning change: new overlays of 2 types since 2017, latest in 2024 (details)
- School zones: parts of Moolap are zoned for Armstrong Creek School and Leopold Primary School (+4 more) (primary); Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College and Newcomb Secondary College (+1 more) (secondary)
- Getting there: 23 min to Geelong by public transport (modelled)
- Median rent
- $290/wk
- Census 2021 (older)
- Census 2021 median, all rented homes
- Four years older than the price figures; not directly comparable.
- ABS Census 2021
- Planning risk
- Flood 50% Very highBushfire 0% Very lowHeritage 12% Moderate
- share of suburb land area
- 3 suburb-specific overlays to check
- Vicmap Planning
- Getting around
- 6.2 km to nearest station
- 23 min to Geelong by public transport (modelled)
- 6 zoned primary, 3 secondary schools
- PTV timetable data · Delora commute model · Victorian Department of Education school zones
Moolap is a small community with a median age of 59, around the state average on the ABS's SEIFA index of socio-economic advantage. Housing here is overwhelmingly standalone houses. The area is still light on cafés, shops and other everyday amenity. It's not served by train or tram. House sales here are too infrequent for a reliable median — see the unit and land figures below.
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Scope: Victoria, Australia. Suburb data here is Victorian (state valuer, rental, planning and school records); regional Victoria comparison group.
In this profile
- Planning and riskZones, overlays, flood and bushfire, and what is planned nearby, with an address check.
- Prices and rentsMedian prices and rents, how they have moved, and sales volume.
- SchoolsThe government school zones that cover the suburb.
- Living hereTransport, commute times, who lives here and the suburbs nearby.
- Before you buyThe checks every purchase needs, common questions and guides.
Risk and planning in Moolap
Moolap has relatively light heritage-overlay coverage (about 12%), though it can still apply to individual parcels. It also carries meaningful flood-overlay coverage (about 50% of the suburb).
Suburb-wide shares of the land, not a check of any one address.
Flood-related overlays can add building rules and raise insurance cost.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
If it applies it adds bushfire construction requirements (a BAL rating) and cost.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
In a designated bushfire prone area a minimum construction standard applies to new homes, based on the bushfire attack level (BAL). (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 22 Oct 2026) So building or rebuilding there means working out the home’s BAL and pricing in what meeting it costs.
Share of the suburb. Source: Designated Bushfire Prone Area (DataVic) · Verify this address
Changes to the outside of a building, and demolition, need council approval. 7 named overlay areas (HO1582, HO287, HO1561 +4 more) — oldest gazetted 2002.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
Worth checking in Moolap
Floodway
Part of Moolap is in a Floodway Overlay — the most serious flood control, where building can be restricted or refused. Make sure the property isn’t within it.
Possible Heritage Overlay
Around 12% of Moolap is heritage-overlaid. Verify whether this parcel is affected — it limits what you can change and adds permit steps to any renovation.
Flood / inundation overlay risk
Roughly 50% of Moolap carries a flood-related overlay. Confirm the land isn’t in a Land Subject to Inundation Overlay (LSIO) or Special Building Overlay (SBO) — both affect insurance, build height and what you can construct.
Zoning mix and building controls
Land use across the suburb (planning zones)
- Zoning
- Rural / Green
- mostly Farming Zone (FZ) · 36% of the suburb
Planning overlays that can affect building, renovating or removing vegetation somewhere in Moolap — confirm whether any apply to the specific address.
- Design & Development Overlay — height, setback or design rules on new building
- Significant Landscape Overlay — controls to protect the area’s landscape character
- Environmental Significance Overlay — environmental values that constrain development
Planning changes in Moolap: 2 recorded since 2017
Planning controls on land in Moolap have changed since 2017. Each row below is one gazetted amendment — a batch of parcels changed together in the same notice, not a single lot — the kind of thing that moves land value and that portals don’t show.
Source: Vicmap Planning Scheme History (2017–present); parcel-level zone & overlay changes grouped by suburb, zone transition and gazettal batch. A suburb-level record — confirm the specific parcel. See how Melbourne’s zoning changed over the decade →
- Suburb
Layers on this map, as a table
| Layer | Share of suburb | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suburb boundary | The whole suburb | ABS SAL 2021 |
Overlay colours reflect how much of the suburb an overlay covers — green under ~8%, amber ~8–20%, red above 20%. Public-acquisition, contamination (EAO) and floodway overlays are listed above under "Worth checking" wherever they apply, because even a small area can include a specific property. Source: Vicmap Planning. What do these terms mean? · How to verify planning controls for an address
Cost and market in Moolap
Moolap has too few recorded sales for a reliable median. Typical rent is $290/wk (Census 2021).
Show recorded crime and amenity-density comparisons
Schools
Parts of Moolap fall within 6 primary and 3 secondary government school catchments. 1 school is located within the suburb (1 government).
Government schools have address-based catchment zones; Catholic and independent schools set their own enrolment processes.
| Zone | Covers | Boundary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary school zones | |||
| Moolap Primary School | 73% | — | |
| Whittington Primary School | 13% | — | |
| Newcomb Park Primary School | 11% | — | |
| Leopold Primary School | 2% | — | |
| Secondary school zones | |||
| Newcomb Secondary College | 100% | — | |
| Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College | 57% | — | |
Getting around from Moolap
0 train, 0 tram and 27 bus stop points sit inside the suburb (PTV timetable data).
- Getting around
- 0 train · 0 tram · 27 bus
- nearest train station ~6.2 km · counts are stop points, not stations (a station is often several)
- Train frequency
- every 9 min
- at the nearest station, weekday AM peak
- Tram frequency
- every 15 min
- at the nearest stop, weekday AM peak
- Schools
- 1
- primary & secondary
- Nearest Centrelink
- ~7.0 km
- outside the suburb
| Job hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Geelong | 23 min |
Everyday amenity (OpenStreetMap)
- Cafés & amenity density
- 2 cafés
- Low café & amenity density — likely more car-dependent
- Restaurants
- 0
- places to eat nearby
- Supermarkets
- 0
- grocery stores nearby
- Pharmacies
- 0
- chemists nearby
- Parks
- 0
- green space nearby
- Childcare
- 0
- centres nearby
- GP & medical centres
- 0
- nearby
Who lives in Moolap
— 1,825 residents · median age 59 · 67% own their home · SEIFA 5/10
- Population
- 1,825
- usual residents (Census 2021)
- Owner-occupied
- 67%
- 67% own, 4% private rent, 0% social, 29% other or not stated
- Median age
- 59 yrs
- of residents
- Personal income
- $630/wk
- median, per week
- Household income
- $1,279/wk
- median, per week
- Avg household size
- 2.3 people
- people per home · 72% family households
- Monthly mortgage
- $1,907/mo
- median repayment
- Taxpayer income
- $52,458/yr
- median taxable income, per year (ATO)
- Population growth
- no data
- Recorded crime
- 95 per 1,000 residents
- a year, across all of Greater Geelong council, not just Moolap · around the state average
In Moolap itself: 193 recorded offences in the year to 2026 (Crime Statistics Agency, matched by suburb name and postcode — a closer figure than the council-wide band above, though still a count, not a rate per resident).
Offence category mix (Greater Geelong council's mix, latest year):
- Property and deception offences52%
- Justice procedures offences20%
- Crimes against the person15%
- Drug offences7%
- Public order and security offences6%
- Other offences0%
Recorded offences by year, Moolap (down 29% since 2019):
| Year | Offences |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 272 |
| 2020 | 331 |
| 2021 | 158 |
| 2022 | 161 |
| 2023 | 174 |
| 2024 | 204 |
| 2025 | 191 |
| 2026 | 193 |
- Median household incomeup 10%
- Median personal incomeup 18%
- Median weekly rentup 4%
- Median ageolder by 7 years
How advantaged the area is
Deciles 1–10 vs all Victorian areas — 10 = most advantaged — from the ABS SEIFA index. A demographic measure, not a house-price one. These three don’t always move together — a suburb with lots of renters or students, for example, can score high on education but lower on income and housing costs.
- Overall advantage
- 5/10
- Around the Victorian average
- Economic resources
- 5/10
- income, housing costs & wealth
- Education & occupation
- 3/10
- qualifications & skilled jobs
The homes here
Mix of dwelling types across the suburb (Census 2021)
Who owns and rents here (Census 2021)
More detail on building height and bedroom mix (Census 2021)
Bedroom mix (share of all occupied dwellings):
- Studio or 1 bedroom: 4%
- 2 bedrooms: 28%
- 3 bedrooms: 39%
- 4 or more bedrooms: 26%
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Recorded crime is a council-wide rate — every offence police logged over the latest year (theft, property damage, drug and traffic offences and the like, not only violent crime) divided by the council’s residents. A broad area signal, not a figure for this exact street.
All figures are suburb-level indicators, not property-specific — always confirm the exact address on the Section 32. Sources: ABS Census 2021, Valuer-General Victoria, DFFH Rental Report, Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Vicmap Planning, Victorian Government UDP, Victorian Department of Education (schools & zones, via data.vic, CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap.
Suburbs near Moolap
The 6 closest suburbs with a Delora page, by distance between suburb centres.
Before you buy in Moolap
Overlay and pipeline checks specific to Moolap are in the Planning and risk tab. Two checks apply to every purchase.
Easements & covenants
Check Section 3 for easements (e.g. drainage/sewer along a boundary — you usually can’t build over them) and restrictive covenants (single-dwelling, materials, height) that limit your plans.
Owners corporation (if applicable)
Apartments and many townhouses in Moolap are in an owners corporation. If so, the statement must include its certificate — review annual fees, any special levies, the maintenance fund and insurance.
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Questions about Moolap
What postcode is Moolap?
Moolap is in postcode 3224, in the Greater Geelong council area, Victoria.
What is the population of Moolap?
Moolap had 1,825 usual residents at the 2021 Census (ABS), with a median age of 59.
Is Moolap in a flood zone?
About 50% of Moolap's land is under a flood-related planning overlay (LSIO, SBO or floodway), and less than 1% is under the Bushfire Management Overlay (Vicmap Planning). These are suburb-wide shares: whether an overlay applies to one property depends on the address, so check it on VicPlan and in the Section 32.
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What should I check in a Section 32 for Moolap?
For Moolap, pay particular attention to heritage overlays (about 12% of the suburb is affected), any flood-related overlay (about 50% of the land), easements and restrictive covenants on the title, and — for apartments — the owners-corporation certificate with its fees and any special levies.
Does Moolap have heritage overlays?
Around 12% of Moolap sits under a Heritage Overlay — common enough that it's worth confirming whether it applies to this specific parcel. It restricts demolition, extensions and even exterior paint colours, and a permit is needed for changes.
How is Moolap zoned?
Most of Moolap (36% of the land) is in the Farming (FZ), then PCRZ (27%) and IN1Z (12%) (Vicmap Planning). The zone and its schedule set what can be built; check the exact zone for an address on VicPlan.
Which school zones cover Moolap?
Parts of Moolap are in the government school zones for primary: Armstrong Creek School, Leopold Primary School, Moolap Primary School, Newcomb Park Primary School and 2 more; secondary: Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College, Newcomb Secondary College, Oberon High School (Victorian Department of Education school zones). A suburb can span several zones: the exact address decides which applies, so confirm it at findmyschool.vic.gov.au.
Guides for buying in Moolap
The heritage, flood and bushfire figures in Planning and risk are suburb-wide — they tell you how common an overlay is here, not whether it applies to one specific address. Confirm via VicPlan and an in-person inspection before you rely on them.
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