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Port Albert VIC 3971

474 addresses · 36 streets

Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Port Albert · 178 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Port Albert is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 403 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $981 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 15% 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.

403Population
59Median age
$981Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

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: Port Albert itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 54.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 38.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Albert

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

Tree cover measures, Port Albert VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.5% · Labour-force participation 39.1%

Population by age in Port Albert
Population by age, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-425
5-1414
15-1918
20-2414
25-3428
35-4432
45-5449
55-6480
65-7498
75-8447
85+5
Dwelling types in Port Albert
Dwelling types, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House161
Townhouse4
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Port Albert
Households by weekly income, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65060
$650-1,49967
$1,500-2,99935
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Port Albert
Top ancestries, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English172
Australian144
Scottish60
Ancestry NS51
Irish40
Other19
Housing tenure in Port Albert
Housing tenure, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned86
Mortgage50
Rented25
Other5
Cars per household in Port Albert
Cars per household, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
05
165
269
319
4+7
Commute to work in Port Albert
Commute to work, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car78
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home22
Top countries of birth in Port Albert
Top countries of birth, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England19
Netherlands6
South Africa3
Languages used at home in Port Albert
Languages used at home, Port Albert VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,835 bird observations recorded near Port Albert — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Albert

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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