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Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads

Positioned at the intersection of the Barwon River and Port Phillip Bay. Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads have been two of Victoria's best-loved and most-visited coastal towns since the state was first settled.

Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads is in the Greater Geelong City Council area.

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Location information
Finding a job
Lifestyle information

Location information

Climate

In summer (January), Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads' average minimum temperature is 14.7 degrees, and the average maximum is 22.5. In winter (July) average temperatures range from a minimum of 6.7 to a maximum of 12.8. The town's average annual rainfall is 601.3mm.

Population

4345 (Source: ABS Census 2006).

Cultural diversity

Around 17 percent of people living in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads were born outside Australia.

Migrants have settled in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads from:

England (5.3%)
Scotland (0.9%)
New Zealand (0.8%)
Netherlands (0.8%)
Germany (0.7%)

Around six percent of people living in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads speak a language other than English at home.

Languages spoken in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads include:

Italian (0.4%)
German (0.4%)
Dutch (0.3%)
French (0.2%)
Greek (0.2%)

Finding a job

Key industries and employers

The top five industries by employment in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads are:

Industry	School education	Hospitals	Cafes, restaurants & takeaway food stores	Residential building construction	Supermarket & grocery stores
%	7.1	4.8	3.5	3.5	3.4

Local skill shortages

There is no specific information available on skills shortages in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads. Information on skills shortages in the Barwon South West region is available on the South West Victoria map page.

Job search links

To see jobs currently available in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads, visit:

Lifestyle information

Housing and accommodation

In the year to April 2008, the median price of houses sold in Ocean Grove was $355,050, and in Barwon Heads was $430,000.

In December 2007, the median rent for a two-bedroom flat in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads was $185 per week, and the median rent for a three-bedroom house was $280 per week.

For information about local hotels, motels and caravan parks, visit the Great Ocean Road accommodation directory.

To find a local real estate agent, visit the REIV agent directory, type 'Ocean Grove' into the search box, select 'suburb' and then press 'search'.

Healthcare

Barwon Health and St John of God Hospital are the main health services located near Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads. For information about healthcare providers in the Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads area, please visit the Victorian Better Health Channel's health services directory.

More information on Victoria's healthcare system can be found in the Health & Medical section.

Schools

For information on schools in Leopold, visit the Schools Online website and search for ‘Leopold’. More information on Victoria's education system can be found in the Education & Childcare section.

Travel

Distance and travel time

Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads is 95km south west of Melbourne. You can travel from Ocean Grove- Barwon Heads to Melbourne by:

car (1 hour 15 minutes)
bus (30 mins to Geelong)
train from Geelong (1 hour)

Nearby towns are:

Geelong (24km)
Drysdale-Clifton Springs (13km)
Torquay (30km)
Leopold (14km)
Lara (43km)

Public transport

Buses operate around Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads, and between the town and surrounding areas. For specific routes and timetables, please visit the regional bus information on VicLink and select from the drop down list.

Places of worship

For information about where you can practice your faith, please visit your religion's Australian website. To find it, visit Google, type in the name of your religion, and select 'pages from Australia'.

Sport and recreation

For more information about sport and recreation in Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads, please visit the Greater Geelong City Council website.