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.
Zoning in Barwon Heads
Barwon Heads is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 6
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
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.
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
Top countries of birth
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.
New dwellings approved across the whole Greater Geelong council area (not just Barwon Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100 Carr Street, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
- 100 Hitchcock Avenue, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
- 100 Sheepwash Road, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
- 100 Taits Road, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
- 101-103 Hitchcock Avenue, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
- 10-11 Araluen Court, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
- 10-11 Chanticleer Place, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
- 10-11 Warrenbeen Court, Barwon Heads VIC 3227
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.