Geelong aged care statistics

Geelong has 32 aged care homes listed on Aged Care HQ with 3,309 government funded places. 13 (41%) are run by not-for-profit organisations and 11 (34% of all homes) describe dementia care on their own website (government service list, 30 June 2025; homes' websites checked October 2026).

Directory updated 6 October 2026. Source details are at the end of this page.

Every figure below is computed from the listed homes in Geelong (Council areas: Greater Geelong). Shares are of all 32 homes. Download these tables as CSV.

Overview
MeasureValueShare of homes
Aged care homes32
Government funded places3,309
Average places per home103
Care described on the home's own website
MeasureValueShare of homes
Respite care1134%
Dementia care1134%
Palliative care619%
Secure dementia unit516%
Couples accommodation13%
Restorative and transition care13%
Care mentioned only on a provider-wide page
MeasureValueShare of homes
Respite care26%
Dementia care39%
Palliative care722%
Secure dementia unit39%
Couples accommodation00%
Restorative and transition care26%
Organisation type
MeasureValueShare of homes
Not-for-profit1341%
Private1753%
Government26%
Not stated00%

Care counts are homes whose own web page describes the care, checked up to 6 October 2026. A home that does not mention a type of care may still offer it.

Sources and dates

Directory updated 6 October 2026. How we collect and check this data.

  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (GEN Aged Care Data). Data as at 30 June 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0
    Aged care service list: 30 June 2025

    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material.

  • Each aged care home or its provider. Checked 6 October 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026
    Homes' own websites

    From the home's own website, checked October 2026.