Cape Woolamai VIC 3925
2,048 addresses · 46 streets
Monash Electorate › Bass Coast LGA › Cape Woolamai · 86 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Cape Woolamai is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,301 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,471 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Phillip Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cape Woolamai itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
1 hospital
1 vet
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
2 gyms & sports centres
2 bakeries
1 plumber
Getting around. Bus interchange: Anderson, 9.7 km east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Cape Woolamai.
- Woolamai Surf Life Saving Club Surf Life Saving
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 31.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 58.6%
Population by age in Cape Woolamai
| 0-4 | 138 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 294 |
| 15-19 | 133 |
| 20-24 | 99 |
| 25-34 | 238 |
| 35-44 | 311 |
| 45-54 | 344 |
| 55-64 | 349 |
| 65-74 | 274 |
| 75-84 | 99 |
| 85+ | 18 |
Dwelling types in Cape Woolamai
| House | 721 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 87 |
| Apartment | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Cape Woolamai
| <$650 | 147 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 237 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 241 |
| $3,000+ | 137 |
Top ancestries in Cape Woolamai
| English | 910 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 872 |
| Ancestry NS | 269 |
| Irish | 267 |
| Scottish | 266 |
| Other | 124 |
Housing tenure in Cape Woolamai
| Owned | 297 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 316 |
| Rented | 172 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in Cape Woolamai
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 276 |
| 2 | 350 |
| 3 | 123 |
| 4+ | 43 |
Commute to work in Cape Woolamai
| Car | 638 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 217 |
Top countries of birth in Cape Woolamai
| England | 87 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 29 |
| Philippines | 20 |
| Italy | 15 |
| Germany | 13 |
| South Africa | 11 |
Languages used at home in Cape Woolamai
| Italian | 15 |
|---|---|
| Filipino | 10 |
| German | 9 |
| Greek | 8 |
| Mandarin | 7 |
| French | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
44,694 bird observations recorded near Cape Woolamai — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (2,862)
- Australian White Ibis (2,554)
- Black Swan (2,279)
- Silver Gull (2,258)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,140)
- Masked Lapwing (1,913)
- White-faced Heron (1,885)
- Pacific Gull (1,881)
- Cape Barren Goose (1,847)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,636)
- Little Raven (1,536)
- Chestnut Teal (1,515)
- Welcome Swallow (1,486)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Woolamai
- Southern Masked Lapwing (1,436)
- Australian Magpie (1,385)
- Common Starling (1,384)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,198)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,196)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (1,162)
- Pied Cormorant (1,124)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,106)
- Australian Shelduck (1,104)
- Eastern Cape Barren Goose (1,040)
- Giinbaywarraymal (1,020)
- White-fronted Chat (996)
- Eurasian Coot (987)
- Eurasian Blackbird (969)
- Straw-necked Ibis (969)
- Great Egret (922)
- Red Wattlebird (904)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Cape Woolamai:
- Newhaven (2.2 km)
- Churchill Island (3 km)
- San Remo (3.8 km)
- Surf Beach (4.5 km)
- Sunderland Bay (5.7 km)
- Sunset Strip (6.9 km)
- Rhyll (7.4 km)
- Smiths Beach (7.5 km)
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Streets
- Beresford Drive (26)
- Bondi Avenue (19)
- Bridgeview Drive (45)
- Broadbeach Road (28)
- Broadwater Avenue (42)
- Bunya Drive (37)
- Cape Vista (5)
- Clearwater Avenue (55)
- Cleeland Road (4)
- Corona Road (40)
- Cottosloe Avenue (15)
- Cronulla Avenue (45)
- Eden Court (6)
- First Avenue (52)
- Garden Court (13)
- Goldensands Road (45)
- Grofam Court (25)
- Homestead Mews (6)
- Kendall Avenue (44)
- Kirra Avenue (12)
- Lantana Road (127)
- Manly Avenue (32)
- Maroubra Drive (41)
- Milton Street (12)
- Ocean Reach (104)
- Palm Beach Avenue (45)
- Panorama Drive (104)
- Phillip Island Road (28)
- Pinedale Avenue (63)
- Princeton Avenue (56)
- Ritchie Avenue (14)
- Seashell Avenue (44)
- Seaspray Avenue (54)
- Second Avenue (43)
- Seesburg Street (54)
- Southport Avenue (22)
- Summerhays Avenue (53)
- Sunland Avenue (6)
- Sunnyside Avenue (43)
- Surfers Drive (42)
- Tahiti Court (8)
- Tampa Road (117)
- The Esplanade (59)
- Vista Drive (170)
- Vista Place (30)
- Woolamai Beach Road (113)
