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Suburb profile ·Corangamite LGA · VIC ·3269

Port Campbell VIC 3269

Port Campbell is in Corangamite LGA, VIC, postcode 3269, with population 440.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$400/wk
Rent context available
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
15,712
16K via Corangamite LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
141
4 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,712
Median rent · wk$240

Rental vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate · Regional Victoria
1.9%
Tight (landlord) market

Official vacancy is published at the Regional Victoria level, not per suburb. Shaded band marks a balanced market (2.5–3.5%).

Source: Homes Victoria Rental Report (DFFH) · Latest: Sep 2025
Investor profile

Who invests in Port Campbell

Owner-occupied 77%Rented 23%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.1%
18 of 60 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,636/yr
Landlords (rental income)60
Reported capital gains43
Investor exposure index(high vs national)80/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

72% of homes here are owner-occupied and 22% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

72% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,712/mo, while renters pay about $1,733/mo — renting runs $21/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$96K
Median rent · wk
$400
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,712

Household income

$96K household · yr+17% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$127K
Household
$96K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
9
$300-649
8
$650-999
26
$1,000-1,499
21
$1,500-1,999
18
$2,000-2,999
34
$3,000-3,999
14
$4,000+
20

At the median asking rent, about 40% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (164 households)
Owned outright
44%
Owned with mortgage
28%
Rented
22%
Dwelling structure42.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 66% drive, 0% public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 22% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
977
6,238 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,238
Total incidents977· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault9441%
  • Sexual Offences5625%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter7633%

Bushfire-prone area

Designated ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's designated Bushfire Prone Area

Share of the suburb within Victoria's gazetted Bushfire Prone Area (Vicmap, CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. A Bushfire Prone Area is a planning designation that triggers the building code's bushfire construction provisions — it is not a graduated hazard rating or a property-level Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Flood exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood-hazard area

Estimated exposure to the official flood-hazard layer (VIC LSIO), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within mapped flood-planning areas — it is not a property-level flood certificate. Areas without a completed flood study may be unmapped. Check the local council's flood maps for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

118
active listings · ~268.2 per 1,000 residents
75%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
79%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$347
median nightly (entire home)
24%
estimated occupancy
$32,789
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 1.6× the $20,800/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Farming (FZ)
Rural / Green wedge 73% Public / Open space 26% Other 1%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Vicmap Planning scheme-zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Growth outlook · Corangamite LGA

Dwellings
+8%
7,900 → 8,530
+630 dwellings
Population
-4.1%
16,030 → 15,380
Households
+4.9%
6,920 → 7,260

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Population outlook

7,140 people · 20227,066 by 2032 (-1.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Corangamite - South SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Port Campbell VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Port Campbell is a sparsely populated locality in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3269). The area has roughly 440 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $400. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,712.

Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Corangamite LGA is moderate at 6,238 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,712
Rent · wk(Census)$240
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$400
Population growth · Corangamite LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,712
5-year growth-0.5% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Corangamite LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)44
Houses 93%Units 7%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Corangamite LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.8%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3269ATO
Negatively geared4.1%
18 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,636/yr
Landlords (rental income)60
Reported capital gains43
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population440
Median age40
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,852
Personal income · wk$923
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,687 → $1,852
Change+9.8%
vs VIC median-13.7 pp
Median rent+20%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining12
TransportGTFS
Bus stops3
Hospitals · Corangamite LGAAIHW
Public4
Private0
Beaufort & Skipton Health Service [Skipton]public
South West Healthcare [Camperdown]public
Terang & Mortlake Health Service [Terang]public
Timboon & District Healthcare Servicepublic
Aged care · Corangamite LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places185
Cobden District Health Services60 places
Sunnyside House40 places
Merindah Lodge Nursing Home36 places
Skipton Nursing Home20 places
Mount View Aged Care Facility15 places
Timboon Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Childcare · Corangamite LGAACECQA
Services16
Approved places566
Exceeding NQS1
Terang Children's Centre66 places
Baranbali Camperdown Kindergarten60 places
Cobden & District Kindergarten60 places
Timboon & District Kindergarten60 places
Banana Splits Childcare Centre58 places
Simpson and District Kindergarten37 places
+10 more in Corangamite LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Port Campbell has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · mixed acquisition · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Mar 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 3 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Port Campbell FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Port Campbell in?

    Port Campbell is in the Corangamite Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3269. Council-level context for Corangamite LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Port Campbell?

    The median weekly rent in Port Campbell is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Port Campbell?

    Rent context available: Port Campbell has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Port Campbell a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Port Campbell show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Port Campbell?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Port Campbell data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.