Suburb · VIC
Barwon Heads, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Barwon Heads, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
Government data only, no interpretation · Data as at 6 October 2026 · Sources and licences
Barwon Heads at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3227 |
| Local government area | Greater Geelong |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 20162 |
Planning zones in Barwon Heads
- NRZ — Neighbourhood Residential Zone26%
- PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone24%
- FZ — Farming Zone21%
- 5 other zones27%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Barwon Heads is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- NRZ — Neighbourhood Residential Zone26% of the suburb
- PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone24% of the suburb
- FZ — Farming Zone21% of the suburb
- SUZ — Special Use Zone11% of the suburb
- PPRZ — Public Park and Recreation Zone7% of the suburb
- GRZ — General Residential Zone5% of the suburb
- RCZ — Rural Conservation Zone3% of the suburb
- LDRZ — Low Density Residential Zone1% of the suburb
Barwon Heads in the 2021 Census
| Population | 4,353 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 46 years |
| Median weekly household income | $2,226 |
| Median weekly rent | $450 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,184 |
| Average household size | 2.5 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in Barwon Heads
| Median house price | $1,455,000 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other suburbs in Greater Geelong
- Bell ParkVIC 3215
- PortarlingtonVIC 3223
- St LeonardsVIC 3223
- Thomson (Greater Geelong)VIC 3219
- Apollo BayVIC 3233
- Ballarat EastVIC 3350
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
See what our architects make of a block in Barwon Heads
Run an address in Barwon Heads through Struqt for that block's zone controls, overlays and a feasibility read, written by registered architects and backed by government data.