Portland West VIC 3305

Living Here

Portland West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 619 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,931 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 8 schools

  • St John's Lutheran Primary School
  • All Saints Parish School
  • Bundarra Primary School
  • Portland Secondary College
  • Portland Bay School
  • Portland Primary School
  • Portland North Primary School
  • Bayview College
• 2 parks

  • Alexandra Park
  • Husson Fauna Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • All Saints Church
• 1 hospital

  • Portland District Hospital
• 1 service station

  • BP
• 1 gym

  • Portland Basketball Stadium
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 5 places to stay

  • Portland Holiday Village
  • Melaleuca
  • Quality Hotel Bentinick, Econo Lodge Portland
  • Portland Claremont Tourist Park
  • Portland Bay Holiday Park

Getting around. Tram stop: Powerhouse Museum, 4.4 km east · Airport: Portland Airport, 8.1 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Portland West.

• Yarraman Park Equestrian, Go Karting, Gymnastics, Polocrosse

Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 42% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 63.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,013 bird observations recorded near Portland West — most often seen:

• Common Starling (920)
• Eurasian Blackbird (801)
• Little Raven (801)
• Black Swan (737)
• Chestnut Teal (724)
• Masked Lapwing (724)
• House Sparrow (720)
• New Holland Honeyeater (710)
• Silver Gull (703)
• Superb Fairy-wren (690)
• Australian Magpie (684)
• Red Wattlebird (613)
• Welcome Swallow (583)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Portland West:

• Portland (4.3 km)
• Portland North (5.4 km)
• Cashmore (5.8 km)
• Bolwarra (8.8 km)
• Dutton Way (9.4 km)
• Gorae (11.3 km)
• Allestree (11.7 km)
• Gorae West (11.7 km)

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