Affordable housing close to shopping transport and Geelong's largest employers make Norlane a popular suburb. The train between Geelong and Melbourne stops at the station in the south-east corner of the suburb. Norlane boasts excellent community facilities including the large recreational complex Waterworld. It offers a large indoor heated pool gymnasium waterslides diving and children's pools. While Bell Park has several churches of Eastern European origin most of Norlane's churches are of British origin.