Suburb Profile

St Leonards and neighbouring Indented Head are two small seaside townships on the tip of the Bellarine Peninsula some 30 kilometres east of Geelong's centre.

Like most of the Bellarine Peninsula the townships are a haven for holiday makers over the summer months, with camping grounds stretching the shoreline.

The area has grown steadily since the 1960, and in recent years has done extremely well with the help of the ABC television series "Seachange" being shot in the area a few years back.

The townships are made up of many holiday homes and a large proportion of retired people who have come to the area for fresh air and a quieter life. The local St Leonards bowling club football club and golf course are thriving activities for many of the locals.

Salt lagoons and the St Leonards lake and adjoining reserve backing onto Swan Bay ensure an abundance of native bird life, from grass parrots, finches, native wrens and sea birds.

Fishing is a favourite pastime in the area with boat ramps and piers close by.

Population
The population of St Leonards in 2001 was 1,352 people

Education
There is 1 school located in St Leonards