Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.
Averaged across the 6,247 rural lots in Greater Geelong.
National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.
Soil values: Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia (CSIRO/TERN), ~90 m national soil grid, 0–30 cm depth-weighted. Land systems: Victorian land-systems mapping (Agriculture Victoria). Regional indicators — not a substitute for a site soil test.
Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.
Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, from national long-term climate grids (rainfall and temperature normals, growing season and aridity).
Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.
Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Greater Geelong.
Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.
Source: Victorian groundwater management areas and the state bore-monitoring network. Values are the nearest monitored bore's, averaged across lots — conditions at a specific property will vary.
Share of rural lots in Greater Geelong carrying each planning overlay.
From the Victorian Land Use Information System.
The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Greater Geelong.
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| Suburb | Rural lots↓ |
|---|---|
| Lara 3212 | 951 |
| Little River 3211 | 724 |
| Wallington 3222 | 608 |
| Anakie 3213 | 565 |
| Balliang 3340 | 404 |
| Corio 3214 | 384 |
| Drysdale 3222 | 381 |
| Lovely Banks 3213 | 355 |
| Moolap 3224 | 319 |
| Leopold 3224 | 309 |
| Waurn Ponds 3216 | 205 |
| Connewarre 3227 | 169 |
| Portarlington 3223 | 165 |
| Curlewis 3222 | 114 |
| Mannerim 3222 | 107 |
| Bellarine 3223 | 106 |
| Avalon 3212 | 101 |
| St Leonards 3223 | 91 |
| Marcus Hill 3222 | 84 |
| Moorabool 3213 | 78 |
| Ceres 3221 | 72 |
| Staughton Vale 3340 | 67 |
| Batesford 3213 | 63 |
| Swan Bay 3225 | 62 |
| Ocean Grove 3226 | 51 |
| Clifton Springs 3222 | 49 |
| Point Lonsdale 3225 | 49 |
| Charlemont 3217 | 39 |
| Fyansford 3218 | 32 |
| St Albans Park 3219 | 24 |
| Armstrong Creek 3217 | 21 |
| Indented Head 3223 | 21 |
| Barwon Heads 3227 | 17 |
| Marshall 3216 | 11 |
| Breakwater 3219 | 9 |
| Wandana Heights 3216 | 8 |
| Point Wilson 3212 | 4 |
| Bell Post Hill 3215 | 3 |
| Highton 3216 | 1 |
Other rural councils in the same region.
Across 6,247 rural lots in Greater Geelong, soil organic carbon averages 1.8%, on the Undulating PLains - Western District land system. The most common land use is Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle.
Rural lots in Greater Geelong average 571 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 14.2°C and a growing season of about 163 days. Aridity index 0.45.
Across rural lots in Greater Geelong: 5% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 6% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.
Soil organic carbon, pH and texture come from the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia; salinity, erosion and waterlogging susceptibility from Victorian land systems mapping. Planning overlays and zones are from the Victoria Planning Provisions. Land use is from the Victorian Land Use Information System, groundwater from the Victorian monitoring network, and terrain from the national elevation model. Market context is the published Valuer-General Victoria suburb median — a suburb indicator, never a property valuation.
Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.