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Portsea VIC 3944

2,219 addresses · 95 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Portsea · 61 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Portsea is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 787 people, with a median age of 68. The typical household earns around $2,470 a week, with median rent near $577 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $3,330,000.

787Population
68Median age
$2,470Median household income / wk
$577Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Point Nepean statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Portsea itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Sorrento - Queenscliff Ferry, 2.7 km south-east · Airport: Avalon Airport, 38.7 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Portsea.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$3,330,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 41.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Portsea

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

Tree cover measures, Portsea VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202041.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 40.9%

Population by age in Portsea
Population by age, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1420
15-1911
20-2412
25-3424
35-4424
45-5463
55-64157
65-74235
75-84191
85+38
Dwelling types in Portsea
Dwelling types, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House320
Townhouse7
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Portsea
Households by weekly income, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65048
$650-1,49959
$1,500-2,99966
$3,000+136
Top ancestries in Portsea
Top ancestries, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English398
Australian210
Irish143
Scottish123
Ancestry NS49
German31
Housing tenure in Portsea
Housing tenure, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned237
Mortgage61
Rented22
Other10
Cars per household in Portsea
Cars per household, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
1110
2151
341
4+24
Commute to work in Portsea
Commute to work, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car101
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home153
Top countries of birth in Portsea
Top countries of birth, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England27
New Zealand16
Croatia6
Greece5
United States5
India4
Languages used at home in Portsea
Languages used at home, Portsea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian7
Greek3
Macedonian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,110 bird observations recorded near Portsea — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Portsea

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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