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Bell Post Hill VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Bell Post Hill, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Bell Post Hill VIC is 5,083 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Bell Post Hill is $674 per week ($35,048 per year). Median rent in Bell Post Hill is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Bell Post Hill has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Bell Post Hill has a population density of 851.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Bell Post Hill is Croatia. The most common religion is No Religion (36% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Macedon. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bell Post Hill is $1,600.

There were 301 recorded offences in Bell Post Hill in 2025-25, a rate of 59 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was justice procedures (88 offences).

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📍 Bell Post Hill, Victoria — 38.0964°S, 144.3203°E

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Bell Post Hill Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Bell Post Hill Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$674/wk
$35,048 per year
#5918 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$350/wk
$1,517 per month
#3104 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,600/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Bell Post Hill Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.1% (2,495) Female 50.9% (2,587)

Population Density

851.3
people per km²
5,083 people · 6.0 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,700
Family income/wk

Bell Post Hill Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bell Post Hill Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
59.0% 872 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
41.0% 607 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bell Post Hill Country of Birth

Australia
87.9%
Croatia
4.1%
England
1.8%
India
1.5%
Germany
1.3%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1.0%
Afghanistan
0.9%
China
0.7%
Greece
0.5%
Iran
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Bell Post Hill Religion

No Religion
36.3%
Catholic
31.8%
Eastern Orthodox
7.8%
Not stated
6.7%
Christian (other)
6.4%
Anglican
4.9%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.3%
Islam
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Bell Post Hill Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
57.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
19.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
16.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Bell Post Hill Languages Spoken at Home

Macedon
23.4%
Croatian
22.7%
Other
18.5%
Italian
11.6%
Serbian
8.2%
Arabic
6.5%
Polish
5.3%
IAL Punjabi
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Bell Post Hill Employment

💼
Employed full-time
33.7% 1,305 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.8% 804 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.3% 126 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.3% 1,636 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Bell Post Hill Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
43.8%
Bachelor Degree
23.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.3%
Postgraduate Degree
5.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.4%
Certificate I/II
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Bell Post Hill Occupation

Professionals
22.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
21.0%
Community & Personal Service
16.0%
Clerical & Administrative
11.5%
Managers
10.4%
Labourers
6.9%
Sales Workers
6.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Bell Post Hill Field of Study

Management & Commerce
18.6%
Engineering
16.1%
Society & Culture
15.1%
Health
12.9%
Architecture & Building
11.1%
Education
9.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.7%
Creative Arts
4.4%
Information Technology
3.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.9%
Agriculture & Environment
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Bell Post Hill Dwelling Types

Separate house
98.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Bell Post Hill Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
2.6%
$400-$499/wk
7.9%
$500-$649/wk
5.1%
$650-$799/wk
10.1%
$800-$999/wk
7.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.8%
$4,000+/wk
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Bell Post Hill Marital Status

💍
Married
44.2% 1,901
↔️
Separated
3.6% 155
📋
Divorced
9.2% 394
🕊️
Widowed
7.3% 312
👤
Never married
35.8% 1,541

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Bell Post Hill Ancestry

Australian
25.4%
English
21.3%
Other
11.2%
Scottish
7.2%
Irish
6.9%
Croatian
6.8%
Italian
6.1%
Macedonian
4.8%
German
3.4%
Dutch
2.5%
Polish
2.2%
Serbian
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Bell Post Hill School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
24.6%
Secondary — Government
15.8%
Vocational Education
15.6%
Pre-school
12.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
8.3%
Primary — Catholic
7.9%
Secondary — Catholic
7.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Bell Post Hill Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.4% 811
✅
No need for assistance
91.6% 8,838

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Bell Post Hill Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.8% 478
—
Not a volunteer
88.2% 3,579

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Bell Post Hill Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.9%
$300-$449/mo
3.4%
$450-$599/mo
3.3%
$600-$799/mo
3.8%
$800-$999/mo
5.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
18.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
25.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
7.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Bell Post Hill How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.6%
Did not go to work
12.8%
Car (passenger)
5.5%
Walked only
1.5%
Bus
1.2%
Truck
0.9%
Other
0.7%
Train
0.7%
Bicycle
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Bell Post Hill Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.0%
1 vehicle
35.0%
2 vehicles
40.9%
3 vehicles
13.1%
4+ vehicles
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Bell Post Hill Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.4%
2 bedrooms
9.7%
3 bedrooms
60.5%
4 bedrooms
23.1%
5 bedrooms
4.3%
6+ bedrooms
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Bell Post Hill Population Mobility

12.5%
moved in the last year
34.5%
moved in the last 5 years
5.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Bell Post Hill Indigenous Population

1.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
120
Indigenous residents
9,626
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Bell Post Hill Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
497
Asthma
192
Arthritis
163
Diabetes
157
Heart disease
134
Lung condition
92
Cancer
75
Stroke
61
Kidney disease
59
Dementia
18

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Bell Post Hill Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.3%
$1-$149/wk
3.9%
$150-$299/wk
7.6%
$300-$399/wk
6.7%
$400-$499/wk
4.6%
$500-$649/wk
3.7%
$650-$799/wk
10.8%
$800-$999/wk
11.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Bell Post Hill Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
32.8%
Couple — no children
30.7%
Couple — no children under 15
17.3%
One parent — no children under 15
10.7%
One parent — children under 15
8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Bell Post Hill Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.1% 86
👤
Never served
97.9% 3,990

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Bell Post Hill Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.7% 637
—
Did not provide
84.3% 3,411

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Bell Post Hill Children Ever Born

No children
30.6%
1 child
12.5%
2 children
31.7%
3 children
16.0%
4 children
7.1%
5+ children
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Bell Post Hill When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
40
1951–1960
191
1961–1970
388
1971–1980
184
1981–1990
98
1991–2000
95
2001–2010
135
2011–2015
122
2016
25
2017
30
2018
5
2019
30
2020
10
2021
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Bell Post Hill Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.9%
5–14 hours
27.0%
15–29 hours
13.0%
30+ hours
10.0%
Did not do domestic work
29.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Bell Post Hill Household Size

1 person
27.7%
2 persons
36.0%
3 persons
16.8%
4 persons
12.8%
5 persons
4.3%
6+ persons
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Bell Post Hill Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,177
Moved from VIC
411
Moved — same area (SA2)
109
Moved from overseas
23
Moved from NSW
15
Moved from TAS
7
Moved from QLD
5
Moved from SA
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Bell Post Hill Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.5%
Step family — no other children
8.6%
Blended family — no other children
3.2%
Intact family — other children present
1.0%
Blended family — other children present
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Bell Post Hill Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 301 total

Justice Procedures
88
Theft
63
Assault
54
Drug Offences
31
Property Damage
25
Break & Enter
16
Fraud
14
Weapons
8
Public Order
2

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Bell Post Hill Schools

17
schools nearby
12
government
1010
avg ICSEA score
6,700
total students
Kardinia International College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,925 students
1155
ICSEA
Covenant College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 735 students
1070
ICSEA
Geelong Baptist College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 255 students
1031
ICSEA
Holy Family School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 344 students
1029
ICSEA
Rollins Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 326 students
1001
ICSEA
Hamlyn Views School Government
Combined · U · 150 students
998
ICSEA
Western Heights Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,060 students
991
ICSEA
Hamlyn Banks Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 290 students
976
ICSEA
North Geelong Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 989 students
961
ICSEA
Bell Park North Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 292 students
956
ICSEA
Nelson Park School Government
Combined · U · 334 students
938
ICSEA
Western Heights Secondary College-Quamby Campus Government
Secondary
Geelong English Language School (interim name)-North Geelong Campus Government
Combined
Northern Bay P-12 College-Peacock Avenue P-8 Campus Government
Combined
Sirius College - Geelong Campus Independent
Combined

Showing 15 of 17 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Bell Post Hill Rent Prices & Affordability

26%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,368/wk
Median Rent $350/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.6%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Bell Post Hill

≈ $5,928/month
Median rent $350/wk
Left after rent $1,018/wk
Rent share 25.6%

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Bell Post Hill vs State & National Average

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Pop: 2,556 Income: $811/wk Rent: $310/wk
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Pop: 2,559 Income: $900/wk Rent: $369/wk
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Pop: 2,559 Income: $815/wk Rent: $360/wk
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Pop: 2,571 Income: $839/wk Rent: $350/wk
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Pop: 2,575 Income: $1,028/wk Rent: $392/wk
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Pop: 2,579 Income: $722/wk Rent: $250/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bell Post Hill

What is the population of Bell Post Hill VIC?

The population of Bell Post Hill VIC is 5,083 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 851.3 people per km².Bell Post Hill is ranked #1,543 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Bell Post Hill?

The median personal income in Bell Post Hill VIC is $674 per week, or $35,048 per year.The median household income is $1,368 per week.Family income is $1,700 per week.Bell Post Hill is ranked #5,918 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Bell Post Hill?

Median rent in Bell Post Hill VIC is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 25.6% of household income, which is considered moderate.Bell Post Hill ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Bell Post Hill?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bell Post Hill VIC is $1,600. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Bell Post Hill?

The median age in Bell Post Hill VIC is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Bell Post Hill a good suburb to live in?

Bell Post Hill is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 5,083.The median income is $674/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20192. All dollar figures in AUD.