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Cape Paterson VIC 3995

1,534 addresses · 63 streets

Monash Electorate › Bass Coast LGA › Cape Paterson · 111 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Cape Paterson is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,111 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,285 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $845,000.

1,111Population
55Median age
$1,285Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cape Paterson itself.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Cape Paterson.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$845,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cape Paterson

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cape Paterson VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 50.7%

Population by age in Cape Paterson
Population by age, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-440
5-1495
15-1950
20-2434
25-3479
35-44114
45-54143
55-64212
65-74222
75-8496
85+23
Dwelling types in Cape Paterson
Dwelling types, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House452
Townhouse9
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cape Paterson
Households by weekly income, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650108
$650-1,499154
$1,500-2,999116
$3,000+58
Top ancestries in Cape Paterson
Top ancestries, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English494
Australian417
Scottish183
Irish181
Italian68
German55
Housing tenure in Cape Paterson
Housing tenure, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned254
Mortgage112
Rented77
Other15
Cars per household in Cape Paterson
Cars per household, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
012
1185
2190
356
4+17
Commute to work in Cape Paterson
Commute to work, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car294
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle4
Home113
Top countries of birth in Cape Paterson
Top countries of birth, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England51
New Zealand28
Scotland12
Germany9
Italy6
Canada5
Languages used at home in Cape Paterson
Languages used at home, Cape Paterson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian21
Spanish10
Greek6
German4
Afrikaans3
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,056 bird observations recorded near Cape Paterson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Paterson

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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