Paynesville VIC 3880

Living Here

Paynesville is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,636 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $987 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $502,500.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Paynesville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Paynesville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Paynesville Primary School
  • Eagle Point Primary School
• 8 cafés & restaurants

  • Three double8zero
  • Tham Dynasty
  • JJ's Cafe & Waffles
  • Seaview Kitchen
  • Paynesville Arts Cafe
  • Ferry Cafe
  • Ginny's Place
  • Pier 70
• 1 supermarket

  • Ritchies
• 1 park

  • Gilsenan Reserve
• 1 Catholic church

  • Saint Patrick's
• 1 medical clinic

  • Paynesville Medical Clinic
• 1 hospital

  • Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
• 1 childcare centre

  • Paynesville Neighbourhood Centre Child Care
• 1 library

  • Paynesville Library
• 1 post office

  • Paynesville Post Office
• 1 service station

  • Astron
• 1 golf club

  • Bairnsdale Golf Club
• 1 playground

  • Paynesville Lions Club Community Playground
• 1 bakery

  • Paynesville Bakery Cafe
• 2 hairdressers

  • Hair By Sarah Monroe
  • Sleek Hair Design
• 7 places to stay

  • Resthaven Caravan Park
  • Allawah Caravan and Boat Park
  • Mariners Cove Motel & Apartments
  • Dolphin Cottage
  • Eagle Point Caravan Park
  • Raymond Island beach house
  • Swan Cove

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Raymond Island Ferry, 1.1 km south-east · Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 13.5 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Paynesville.

• A.J Freeman Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
• Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club Sailing
• Paynesville Bowling Club Lawn Bowls

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.

Median Sale Prices

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 38.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

36,719 bird observations recorded near Paynesville — most often seen:

• Black Swan (2,086)
• Little Pied Cormorant (1,738)
• Australian Pelican (1,736)
• Little Black Cormorant (1,498)
• Chestnut Teal (1,472)
• Eurasian Coot (1,380)
• Australian Magpie (1,359)
• Silver Gull (1,342)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,298)
• Great Cormorant (1,218)
• Red Wattlebird (1,209)
• Welcome Swallow (1,209)
• Common Bronzewing (1,204)

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 Paynesville:

• Raymond Island (1.6 km)
• Newlands Arm (2.4 km)
• Eagle Point (3.4 km)
• Banksia Peninsula (6 km)
• Broadlands (7.8 km)
• Forge Creek (8.4 km)
• Ocean Grange (9.7 km)
• East Bairnsdale (10.9 km)

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