The size of Marshall is approximately 2.3 square kilometres with the population of Marshall being 1,798 people in 2011 and by the 2016 Census the population was 1,899 showing a population growth of 5.6% in the area during that time.<\/p>\n
Marshall, previously called Marshalltown, is an industrial and residential suburb 5 kilometres south of Geelong neighbouring Breakwater and was included in that area before gaining a separate name.<\/p>\n
The Breakwater area was used for tanneries, fellmongeries and animal by-product industries. Many of them were located there to take advantage of the saltwater Barwon River, south of the artificial breakwater that was built in 1837.<\/p>\n
By the mid-1850s Thomas Marshall, a Geelong wool merchant, established a wool scouring works near the breakwater, and the place was named after him.<\/p>\n
In the 1850s Marshall and areas to its south were covered with wattle, a source of wattle bark for tanneries.<\/p>\n
In 1877 the railway line from Colac to Geelong was opened, and in 1879 there was a line to Geelong racecourse until 1906 when racing moved to north of the river at Breakwater.<\/p>\n
By the early 1900s Marshall had a small industrial township with a school, hotel, post office and an Anglican church.<\/p>\n
In 2012 residential development in Marshall was signalled by the Armstrong Creek development plan.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Marshall is 30-39 years with<\/p>\n
households in Marshall being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1,400 – $1,799 per month on mortgage repayments, and in general, people in Marshall work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 72.5% of the homes in Marshall were owner-occupied compared with 61.6% in 2016.<\/p>\n