Heathmere VIC 3305
120 addresses · 18 streets
Wannon Electorate › Glenelg LGA › Heathmere · 297 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Heathmere is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 238 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,474 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Heathmere itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
2 hospitals
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Portland Airport, 16.5 km south-west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Heathmere.
- Heathmere Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
Socio-economic Standing
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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 26.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 26.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 38.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 60.3%
Population by age in Heathmere
| 0-4 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 44 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 38 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 33 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Heathmere
| House | 83 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Heathmere
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 30 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Heathmere
| Australian | 132 |
|---|---|
| English | 89 |
| Scottish | 29 |
| German | 21 |
| Ancestry NS | 18 |
| Irish | 14 |
Housing tenure in Heathmere
| Owned | 40 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 42 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Heathmere
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 33 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Heathmere
| Car | 84 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Heathmere
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,953 bird observations recorded near Heathmere — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (138)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (106)
- Superb Fairy-wren (104)
- Crimson Rosella (88)
- Grey Fantail (79)
- White-faced Heron (73)
- Grey Currawong (72)
- New Holland Honeyeater (71)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (69)
- Laughing Kookaburra (68)
- Brown Thornbill (66)
- Welcome Swallow (65)
- White-naped Honeyeater (63)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Heathmere
- White-throated Treecreeper (62)
- Common Starling (60)
- Masked Lapwing (58)
- European Goldfinch (57)
- White-eared Honeyeater (57)
- House Sparrow (56)
- Eurasian Blackbird (54)
- Magpie-lark (53)
- Pied Currawong (52)
- Galah (51)
- Little Raven (51)
- White-browed Scrubwren (50)
- Red-browed Finch (49)
- Golden Whistler (48)
- Black Swan (46)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (44)
- Silver Gull (43)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Heathmere:
- Gorae (4.7 km)
- Allestree (7 km)
- Bolwarra (7.1 km)
- Dutton Way (8 km)
- Narrawong (8.5 km)
- Heywood (10 km)
- Portland North (10.2 km)
- Gorae West (11.4 km)
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Streets
- Boyers Road (1)
- Coffeys Lane (7)
- Fincks Road (14)
- Flowers Road (7)
- Golding Road (1)
- Goodinge Road (1)
- Heathmere Siding Road (5)
- Jarretts Road (1)
- Levetts Road (4)
- Meaghers Road (5)
- Potts Road (10)
- Princes Highway (38)
- Rifle Range Road (2)
- Sawyers Road (10)
- Shorts Road (3)
- Surry River-gorae Road (6)
- Williamsons Road (1)
- Wilsons Road (4)
