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Suburb profile ·Greater Geelong LGA · VIC ·3213

Anakie VIC 3213

Anakie is in Greater Geelong LGA, VIC, postcode 3213, with population 734.

The read

Growth-momentum

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$500/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
734
734 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
744
45 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,800
Median rent · wk$300

Affordability

26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,800/mo, while renters pay about $2,167/mo — renting runs $367/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$101K
Median rent · wk
$500
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,800

Household income

$101K household · yr+22.6% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$115K
Household
$101K

Growth outlook · Greater Geelong LGA

Dwellings
+39.1%
120,820 → 168,120
+47,300 dwellings
Population
+35.8%
270,770 → 367,670
Households
+39.2%
110,010 → 153,110

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA988
Students69
Government1
  • Anakie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 988
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
25,574
8,641 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,641
Total incidents25,574· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault2,11746%
  • Sexual Offences75217%
  • Robbery982%
  • Break And Enter1,58735%

Full data detail

Anakie VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area, Anakie is a small locality (postcode 3213). With a population of 734, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $101K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.

Anakie is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 988, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Greater Geelong LGA is higher than average at 8,641 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,800
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$500
Population growth · Greater Geelong LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)295,052
5-year growth+2.1% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Greater Geelong LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,231
Houses1,862
Units369
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Geelong LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3213ATO
Negatively geared231 (8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,317/yr
Landlords (rental income)437
Reported capital gains226
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population734
Median age43
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,940
Personal income · wk$839
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Anakie for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Anakie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Anakie in?

    Anakie is in the Greater Geelong Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3213. Council-level context for Greater Geelong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Anakie?

    The median weekly rent in Anakie is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Anakie?

    Rent context available: Anakie has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Anakie a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Anakie show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Anakie?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Anakie data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.