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Restumping in Leopold, Geelong

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Leopold: houses, ground and history

Leopold was a rural community until the 1960s, when industry at Moolap and Point Henry made it a convenient place to live. Its population doubled between 1961 and 1971, then doubled again by 1981. The City's structure plan says most housing near the local shopping centres was developed in the 1950s–60s and 1970s–80s. Describe your home, and we'll find you a registered restumper.

Victorian Places says Leopold stayed a rural community until the 1960s, when industrial development at Moolap and Point Henry made it a convenient dormitory suburb, and its population doubled in 1961–71 and doubled again in 1971–81.
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The City of Greater Geelong's Leopold Structure Plan (2011, amended January 2013) says most of the housing stock around Leopold's local shopping centres was developed in the 1950s–60s and the 1970s–80s.
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The Leopold Structure Plan notes drainage issues in Leopold because land on the western edge of the township is flat and low-lying.
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At the 2021 Census, 41.6% of occupied private dwellings in Leopold were owned with a mortgage.
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Leopold had 13,272 residents at the 2021 Census (ABS QuickStats).

The City’s structure plan notes drainage issues on Leopold’s western edge, where the land is flat and low-lying. If you’re on that side of town and water lies around the house after rain, say so when you get in touch. It’s worth having the subfloor checked for damp as well as the stumps.

Many houses near Leopold’s shops date from between the 1950s and the 1980s. Restumping requires a building permit too; a building surveyor or the builder usually handles it. Your builder also needs BPC registration; Consumer Affairs Victoria explains the rule, which applies to restumping at any value. Have your address and a short description of the signs ready, such as cracks in the cornices or a floor that tilts. We’ll pass them on to a registered restumper who works in Leopold.

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