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Overview

Lara lies 18 km north‑east of Geelong’s CBD, on the edge of the You Yangs and just south of the Princes Freeway to Melbourne. At the 2021 census the town counted 19,014 residents, a community that blends family‑friendly suburbs with 55‑plus lifestyle estates such as St Laurence Park and Lakeside Lara, giving the area a diverse housing mix from new‑build homes to well‑established neighbourhoods.

Residents enjoy a full range of local amenities – Woolworths and Coles supermarkets, a post office, banks, a library (opened 2011) and numerous cafés, restaurants and take‑aways – together with sports facilities including an Australian‑rules football club, soccer teams, a basketball club and the 18‑hole Lara Golf Club. Commuters benefit from regular V/Line services at Lara railway station (Myki zones 2‑4), frequent CDC Geelong bus routes and easy access to the nearby Avalon Airport, while schools such as Lara Primary, Lara Lake Primary and Lara Secondary College provide education options for families.