Alberton VIC 3971
249 addresses · 32 streets
Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Alberton · 173 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Alberton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 297 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $956 a week, with median rent near $255 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Yarram statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alberton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 47.9 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 48%
Population by age in Alberton
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 35 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 27 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 37 |
| 55-64 | 51 |
| 65-74 | 58 |
| 75-84 | 22 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Alberton
| House | 118 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Alberton
| <$650 | 37 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 45 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 19 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Alberton
| English | 141 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 118 |
| Scottish | 46 |
| Irish | 36 |
| Ancestry NS | 18 |
| German | 12 |
Housing tenure in Alberton
| Owned | 65 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 39 |
| Rented | 15 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Alberton
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 54 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Alberton
| Car | 63 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Alberton
| England | 16 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Greece | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
Languages used at home in Alberton
| Greek | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,060 bird observations recorded near Alberton — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (193)
- Common Starling (178)
- Australian White Ibis (156)
- Grey Fantail (151)
- Common Myna (150)
- Superb Fairy-wren (141)
- Black Swan (136)
- Magpie-lark (135)
- Red Wattlebird (118)
- White-faced Heron (116)
- Eurasian Blackbird (103)
- Eastern Rosella (95)
- Noisy Miner (93)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Alberton
- Welcome Swallow (93)
- Little Raven (92)
- Silver Gull (88)
- Brown Thornbill (83)
- Australian Shelduck (81)
- Grey Butcherbird (80)
- Silvereye (80)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (77)
- Pacific Black Duck (76)
- Willie Wagtail (76)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (73)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (68)
- Chestnut Teal (68)
- Galah (65)
- Little Black Cormorant (65)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (65)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (65)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Alberton:
- Langsborough (3.8 km)
- Gelliondale (5.7 km)
- Tarraville (5.9 km)
- Yarram (5.9 km)
- Alberton West (6.3 km)
- Port Albert (6.4 km)
- Robertsons Beach (7.3 km)
- Jack River (10.1 km)
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Streets
- Bank Street (8)
- Blackshaws Road (1)
- Blackshaws Road E (4)
- Brewery Road (8)
- Broughton Street (6)
- Danger Street (6)
- Dawsons Road (3)
- Edeys Road (4)
- Gipps Street (4)
- Hawdon Street (1)
- Johnson Street (12)
- Kirksopp Street (17)
- Meadows Road (5)
- Old Alberton West Road (2)
- Old Port Road (3)
- Orr Street (3)
- Phipps Street (2)
- Pound Road W (3)
- Rankin Street (22)
- Russell Street (9)
- Shaws Road (1)
- Slade Street (18)
- Sobeiski Street (1)
- Sobieski Street (8)
- South Gippsland Highway (31)
- Strzelecki Street (9)
- Sweets Road (1)
- Tannery Road (1)
- Thomson Street (9)
- Ti Tree Road (7)
- Turnbull Street (33)
- Yarram-port Albert Road (7)
