Raymond Island VIC 3880

Living Here

Raymond Island is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 589 people, with a median age of 68. The typical household earns around $921 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 8% 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. The median house sells for about $500,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Paynesville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Raymond Island itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Paynesville Primary School
• 8 cafés & restaurants

  • Ferry Cafe
  • Pier 70
  • Ginny's Place
  • Paynesville Arts Cafe
  • Seaview Kitchen
  • JJ's Cafe & Waffles
  • Tham Dynasty
  • Three double8zero
• 1 supermarket

  • Ritchies
• 1 park

  • Gilsenan Reserve
• 1 Catholic church

  • Saint Patrick's
• 1 medical clinic

  • Paynesville Medical Clinic
• 1 hospital

  • Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
• 1 childcare centre

  • Paynesville Neighbourhood Centre Child Care
• 1 library

  • Paynesville Library
• 1 post office

  • Paynesville Post Office
• 1 service station

  • Astron
• 1 golf club

  • Bairnsdale Golf Club
• 1 playground

  • Paynesville Lions Club Community Playground
• 1 bakery

  • Paynesville Bakery Cafe
• 2 hairdressers

  • Sleek Hair Design
  • Hair By Sarah Monroe
• 8 places to stay

  • Mariners Cove Motel & Apartments
  • Allawah Caravan and Boat Park
  • Dolphin Cottage
  • Resthaven Caravan Park
  • Raymond Island beach house
  • Swan Cove
  • Eagle Point Caravan Park
  • Ocean Grange

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Raymond Island Ferry, 650 m west · Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 15 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Median Sale Prices

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 29.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,814 bird observations recorded near Raymond Island — most often seen:

• Black Swan (1,816)
• Little Pied Cormorant (1,482)
• Australian Pelican (1,407)
• Chestnut Teal (1,341)
• Little Black Cormorant (1,241)
• Silver Gull (1,191)
• Australian Magpie (1,153)
• Eurasian Coot (1,149)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,137)
• Common Bronzewing (1,124)
• Crimson Rosella (1,050)
• Crested Tern (1,043)
• Great Cormorant (1,039)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Raymond Island:

• Paynesville (1.6 km)
• Newlands Arm (3.4 km)
• Eagle Point (5 km)
• Banksia Peninsula (6.6 km)
• Broadlands (9.1 km)
• Ocean Grange (9.4 km)
• Forge Creek (9.6 km)
• Metung (10.4 km)

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