Geelong and the Bellarine.

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552Live roles

104 ↑New this week

Retail & Consumer ProductsTop hiring sector

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Region snapshot

Life in Geelong and the Bellarine

Official figures

Geelong (ABS)

Figures for Geelong and the Bellarine cover ABS region Geelong (SA4 203).

Estimated resident population: 355,990; ABS, 2025 · up 11.1% since 2020^[1]
Unemployment rate: 3.9%; ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025^[2]
Employed people: 186,752; ABS, September 2026 · up 0.8% since September 2025^[2]
Average salary and wages per earner: $72,181; ATO, 2023–24^[3]

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Sources

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
Australian Taxation Office, Taxation Statistics, 2023–24. data.gov.au/data/dataset/faea4485-f407-457d-97f8-3f0822ccd654/resource/9d8577b7-a096-4758-9b3b-0649f3b83de7/download/ts24individual06taxablestatusstatesa4postcode.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 2.5 AU. Accessed 26 October 2026.

Region profile

Median age

39 yrs

Median weekly rent

$350/wk

Median weekly mortgage

$400/wk

Region size

2951.13 (Sq Kms)

Largest city

Geelong

Infrastructure

Airports

Hospitals

University

Housing

115,346households3avg household size

Separate houses99,72886%
Semi-detached9,5728%
Flats & apartments2,8112%
Attached to shop1660%
Caravans & cabins6481%
Other dwellings2,4212%

Industry mix

23,626businesses across the region

Construction & transport7,372 (31%)
Wholesale, retail & hospitality3,218 (14%)
Farming & forestry940 (4%)
Manufacturing875 (4%)
Mining & utilities109 (0%)
Telecommunications28 (0%)
Other11,084 (47%)

Region profile, housing, industry & infrastructure: ABS Census 2021 / regional data.

Region snapshot

By the numbers

552 live roles across Geelong and the Bellarine

104 new roles this week· 305 in the last 30 days

▲ 15 roles week-over-week

Job types

Share of live roles by employment type.

Full-time340 (63%)
Casual103 (19%)
Part-time82 (15%)
Temporary11 (2%)
Contract6 (1%)
Apprenticeship1 (0%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in-region.

Talent in Geelong and the Bellarine

Candidates active in-region · aggregate only.

424job seekers in the talent pool

Customer Service49Communication39Time Management34Project Management29Teamwork27Problem Solving19Leadership18Microsoft Office16

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A shop assistant stocks the top shelf of a country general store.

96 roles18%Retail & Consumer Products

A nurse checks a drip beside a hospital bed, paddocks outside the ward window.

94 roles17%Healthcare & Medical

A barista steams milk at the coffee machine in a country café.

53 roles10%Hospitality & Tourism

A support worker and her client sit together at a kitchen table by an open window.

51 roles9%Community Services & Development

A teacher draws the water cycle on the board while a student raises a hand.

39 roles7%Education & Training

A truck driver in hi-vis checks a road train at a country truck stop.

31 roles6%Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics

A carpenter cuts a stud on sawhorses beside a timber house frame.

25 roles5%Trades & Services

A telecom technician in a harness lines up a dish on a mobile tower high above a wheatbelt town.

16 roles3%Information & Communication Technology

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Living & working

Living and working in Geelong and the Bellarine

A closer look at the people, housing, jobs, industry and services that shape Geelong and the Bellarine.

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