Rippleside, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 994
- Median age
- 47
- Household income
- $2,103/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- Renting
- 25%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- North Geelong Railway Station · 0.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- University Hospital Geelong · 3.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
58 recorded incidents in 2025–26 · down 37.0% vs 2024–25
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Ashby Primary School
Secondary
North Geelong Secondary College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · North Geelong - Bell Park
District population (2025)
15,724
+7% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
47
houses 24 · other 23
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.