Victoria location profile
Charlemont VIC 3217
Rapidly developing suburb in Geelong’s Armstrong Creek growth corridor, offering modern housing, new parks and easy access to coast and city. Popular with first-home buyers, young families and investors seeking contemporary estates and growing amenities.
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Why families consider Charlemont
Predominantly young families and professionals in new master-planned estates, with a suburban, family-friendly lifestyle, good road links for commuters and growing cultural diversity as the area builds out.
Amenities & services
- Warralily Village Shopping Centre (Armstrong Creek)
- Armstrong Creek Town Centre
- Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre
- Armstrong Creek Medical Centre and local GP/pharmacy services
- Cafes and eateries along Barwon Heads Rd and Surf Coast Hwy
- Waurn Ponds Library, Pioneer Rd (Grovedale/Waurn Ponds)
- Belmont Library, High St, Belmont
- Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, Little Malop St, Geelong CBD
Transport & connectivity
- Marshall Station (V/Line Geelong line)
- Waurn Ponds Station (V/Line Geelong line)
- CDC Geelong bus services via Barwon Heads Rd and Surf Coast Hwy
- Barwon Heads Road
- Surf Coast Highway (B100)
- Baanip Boulevard with access to Princes Freeway (M1)
Lifestyle & recreation
- Armstrong Creek district parks and playgrounds
- Local ovals and sports reserves (Warralily/Armstrong Creek East)
- Leisurelink Aquatic & Recreation Centre (Waurn Ponds)
- Barwon River walking and cycling trails
- Reading Cinemas Waurn Ponds
- Armstrong Creek Wetlands
- Sparrovale–Nubitj Yoorree Wetland Reserve
- Warralily Lake Park
- Barwon River Parklands
- Local estate pocket parks and linear reserves
Education context
Multiple new long day care and kindergarten options in Charlemont/Armstrong Creek (e.g., Goodstart, Nido, Warralily Early Learning); reasonable availability for 3–5 year olds, with infant rooms sometimes waitlisted in peak periods.
- Deakin University – Waurn Ponds Campus (Waurn Ponds)
- Deakin University – Waterfront Campus (Geelong CBD)