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Barwon Heads property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Barwon Heads, VIC (3,113 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Barwon Heads

Barwon Heads is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential70.1% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 6

Residential18.8% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Centre / commercial4% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: MIXED USE ZONE

School catchments in Barwon Heads

Barwon Heads can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Barwon Heads

Barwon Heads sits in the Greater Geelong council area, which recorded 18,882 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

010,00020,000
1,421
Break-ins
729
Vehicle theft
5,800
Other theft
1,908
Property damage
862
Fraud
306
Handling stolen goods
1,947
Assault
461
Sexual offences
91
Robbery
527
Other against the person
7
Homicide
4,823
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,882 total. Figures are for the whole Greater Geelong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Barwon Heads

At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Barwon Heads’s 4,353 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.5%
Australian39.7%
Irish17.2%
Scottish15.9%
German3.6%
Italian2.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
New Zealand0.7%
United States0.6%
Scotland0.5%
South Africa0.4%
Netherlands0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Barwon Heads

Greater Geelong council approved 3,073 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

3,073
Dwellings/yr
2,509
Houses
564
Units
02,7505,500202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Greater Geelong council area (not just Barwon Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Barwon Heads address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.