Overview

• Greater Geelong secured a 9.3% share of net internal migration in the year to March, ahead of the Sunshine Coast’s 8.9%.
• Regional Victoria captured 34% of total net inflows to regional Australia in the March quarter, up from 28% a year earlier.
• City-to-region relocations rose by more than 10% in the March quarter and remain 20.5% above pre-pandemic levels, driven largely by movers from Sydney and Melbourne.
• Local council plans warn that rapid population growth is straining housing availability, ageing infrastructure and transport networks across Greater Geelong.
• The Victorian government aims to deliver 128,600 new dwellings in Greater Geelong by 2051 to address shortages and support ongoing growth.