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Port Welshpool VIC 3965

410 addresses · 18 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Port Welshpool · 164 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Port Welshpool is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 220 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $909 a week, with median rent near $220 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, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

220Population
62Median age
$909Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

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 Welshpool itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 53.9 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Port Welshpool.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 20.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Welshpool

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

Tree cover measures, Port Welshpool VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.6% · Labour-force participation 38.2%

Population by age in Port Welshpool
Population by age, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-147
15-197
20-244
25-3412
35-4415
45-5420
55-6445
65-7460
75-8429
85+8
Dwelling types in Port Welshpool
Dwelling types, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House100
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Port Welshpool
Households by weekly income, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65030
$650-1,49939
$1,500-2,99920
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Port Welshpool
Top ancestries, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English88
Australian79
Irish32
Scottish24
Ancestry NS24
Filipino10
Housing tenure in Port Welshpool
Housing tenure, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned67
Mortgage22
Rented13
Other0
Cars per household in Port Welshpool
Cars per household, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
140
247
38
4+5
Commute to work in Port Welshpool
Commute to work, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car43
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Port Welshpool
Top countries of birth, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England7
Philippines6
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Port Welshpool
Languages used at home, Port Welshpool VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,634 bird observations recorded near Port Welshpool — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Welshpool

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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