Barrabool
VIC 3221 · Surf Coast
247 (2021) → 266 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Barrabool is a high growth suburb in Surf Coast, VIC 3221, about 76km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Barrabool are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 12km inland. Barrabool has an overall score of 27/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.62%), New Zealand (1.62%)
Top languages: Italian (1.62%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1075 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Ceres Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1080
- Woodline PrimaryPrimary · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1103
- Christian College Geelong - Senior School – Waurn PondsCombined · Independent · 7.3km
- Montpellier Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 1097
- Christian College Geelong - Middle School – HightonCombined · Independent · 7.9kmICSEA 1095
- Highton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 1110
- Bellaire Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 1091
- Fyans Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 1129
- Clairvaux Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.9kmICSEA 1087
- Christian College Geelong - Junior School – BelmontCombined · Independent · 8.9km
- Barwon Valley SchoolCombined · Government · 9kmICSEA 1000
- The Geelong College Preparatory SchoolCombined · Independent · 9km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Barrabool
How far is Barrabool from Melbourne CBD?
Barrabool is about 75.6 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Barrabool?
Barrabool has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Barrabool?
Barrabool has a transport score of 0/100.