Victoria Whittaker
Geelong, VIC+10
Regional Victoria · Geelong
A Geelong suburb in the City of Greater Geelong council area. Most homes are separate houses.
Last reviewed 25 October 2026
Market snapshot
Official figures
Read 6 October 2026
Median house price by year1
At the 2021 Census
Sources
Highton 3216 · Geelong. Medians describe sales, not the value of any one home.
Before you buy
Amendment C457ggee, approved with changes and in operation from January 2026, put the Highton Village Urban Design Framework into the planning scheme. It rezoned two council car parks and the road reserves of Belle Vue Avenue, part of Taylor Court and the laneway east of Belle Vue Avenue from General Residential to Commercial 1, and applied a new design overlay, DDO52, for the Highton Village Activity Centre. Amendment C397ggee, approved and in operation from March 2025, rezoned surplus government land at 174 Colac Road, Highton, from the Farming Zone to the General Residential Zone, with a development plan overlay. Check what applies near the address.
Parts of Highton are in the Floodway Overlay FO1 and the Special Building Overlay, and parts are in the Wandana Structure Plan Area design overlay and the design overlay for dwellings over 7.5 metres in areas with access to views. Check the overlays for the address before you make an offer.
The Greater Geelong Planning Scheme's heritage overlay includes places with Highton addresses such as Aringa on Aringa Avenue, Greystanes on Brassey Avenue, Barrabool on Pepperdine Way and St John's Anglican Church on Roslyn Road. None of them is marked as on the Victorian Heritage Register.
We found no train station in Highton. By our map check of the Department of Transport and Planning's timetable data, there are stops in Highton on bus routes 1, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 45, among them route 43, Geelong Station - Deakin University via Highton.
The Department of Education lists Highton Primary School on Roslyn Road, Bellaire Primary School on Larcombe Street and Montpellier Primary School on Lambhill Crescent at Highton addresses, and no government secondary school at a Highton address. Check the address against the school zone if you are counting on a place.
We found no Homes Victoria rent figure for Highton. At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Highton was $360.
At the 2021 Census, 87.3% of Highton homes were separate houses and 12.4% were semi-detached or townhouses.
Agents on a Pro plan who serve Highton
Why a buyers agent
In Highton, the village centre has new planning controls from January 2026, parts of the suburb are in flood and drainage overlays, and parts carry a design overlay for dwellings over 7.5 metres in areas with access to views. A buyers agent checks the planning scheme for each home on your shortlist, prices it against the sales closest to it, and negotiates or bids at auction for you.
Amendment C457ggee brought in a design overlay for the Highton Village Activity Centre and rezoned two council car parks and the Belle Vue Avenue road reserve to Commercial 1. An agent checks what applies near the address.
Parts of Highton are in the Floodway Overlay and the Special Building Overlay. An agent checks the overlays for each address.
Parts of Highton are in a design overlay for dwellings over 7.5 metres in areas with access to views. An agent checks it before you plan works.
Under the State Revenue Office's first home buyer rules, a Victorian home with a dutiable value up to $600,000 pays no duty, and one from $600,001 to $750,000 pays a reduced amount. An agent with your conveyancer checks whether the home you choose qualifies before you sign.
Compare
| Metric | This suburbHighton | NearbyNewtown |
|---|---|---|
| Median house | $890,000 | $1,085,000 |
| Median unit | $523,000 | $580,000 |
| Year-on-year growth | +2.9% | -11.1% |
| 5-year growth | +19.6% | +14.8% |
| Rental yield | Not available | Not available |
| Postcode | 3216 | 3220 |
Official medians for 2025 from the state Valuer-General, and our calculations from them. Sources are on each suburb page.
The place
Highton had 20,736 residents at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 39. It is in the City of Greater Geelong council area.
At the 2021 Census, 38.5% of Highton homes were owned outright and 38.2% with a mortgage. The median weekly rent at that Census was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.
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