Port Franklin VIC 3964
134 addresses · 10 streets
Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Port Franklin · 150 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Port Franklin is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 174 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,178 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Foster statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Franklin itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 hospital
1 golf club
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 55 km north.
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: 4.4% 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 | 4.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 10.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in Port Franklin
| 0-4 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 47 |
| 65-74 | 23 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Port Franklin
| House | 77 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Port Franklin
| <$650 | 20 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 25 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Port Franklin
| English | 86 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 69 |
| Scottish | 32 |
| Irish | 18 |
| German | 12 |
| Italian | 10 |
Housing tenure in Port Franklin
| Owned | 38 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 28 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Port Franklin
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 36 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Port Franklin
| Car | 62 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Port Franklin
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,766 bird observations recorded near Port Franklin — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (247)
- Grey Fantail (215)
- Superb Fairy-wren (201)
- Common Starling (184)
- Australian Magpie (177)
- Red Wattlebird (164)
- White-faced Heron (155)
- Brown Thornbill (148)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (137)
- Australian White Ibis (132)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (132)
- Common Myna (128)
- Pacific Gull (126)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Franklin
- Silver Gull (116)
- Little Raven (112)
- Welcome Swallow (111)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (109)
- New Holland Honeyeater (104)
- Silvereye (104)
- Magpie-lark (101)
- Pacific Black Duck (99)
- European Goldfinch (98)
- Grey Butcherbird (92)
- Galah (87)
- Black Swan (84)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (84)
- Little Pied Cormorant (83)
- Chestnut Teal (79)
- Little Corella (79)
- House Sparrow (78)
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 Port Franklin:
- Bennison (1.7 km)
- Toora (4.5 km)
- Foster (7.1 km)
- Wonga (9.1 km)
- Agnes (9.6 km)
- Toora North (10 km)
- Mount Best (10 km)
- Hazel Park (10.6 km)
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Streets
- Bowen Street (17)
- Centre Street (15)
- Fishermans Way (7)
- Franklin Street (24)
- Lawrence Road (1)
- Mattsons Road (7)
- Port Franklin Road (8)
- Reserve Street (19)
- South Street (7)
- Tramway Street (29)
