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Port Fairy VIC 3284

4,213 addresses · 107 streets

Wannon Electorate › Moyne LGA › Port Fairy · 247 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Port Fairy is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,742 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,450 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $937,500.

3,742Population
51Median age
$1,450Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Moyne - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Fairy itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Warrnambool Airport, 20.9 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

10 facilities recorded in Port Fairy.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
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

$937,500House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Fairy

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

Tree cover measures, Port Fairy VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 52.6%

Population by age in Port Fairy
Population by age, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4170
5-14478
15-19187
20-2488
25-34279
35-44410
45-54419
55-64521
65-74668
75-84364
85+163
Dwelling types in Port Fairy
Dwelling types, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,309
Townhouse125
Apartment4
Other8
Households by weekly income in Port Fairy
Households by weekly income, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650263
$650-1,499437
$1,500-2,999417
$3,000+234
Top ancestries in Port Fairy
Top ancestries, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,514
Australian1,463
Irish854
Scottish564
Ancestry NS265
German164
Housing tenure in Port Fairy
Housing tenure, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned723
Mortgage387
Rented290
Other28
Cars per household in Port Fairy
Cars per household, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
069
1496
2636
3162
4+76
Commute to work in Port Fairy
Commute to work, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car935
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked80
Bicycle15
Home288
Top countries of birth in Port Fairy
Top countries of birth, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England101
New Zealand52
South Africa14
Netherlands12
Germany9
Ireland9
Languages used at home in Port Fairy
Languages used at home, Port Fairy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans11
Mandarin9
Filipino9
Vietnamese7
Greek6
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,509 bird observations recorded near Port Fairy — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Fairy

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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