Portland VIC Property Investment

Glenelg · 3305

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Median House Price

$505K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

N/A

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

N/A

Median Unit Price

$255K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

10,016

Portland Short-Term Rental Market

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Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, Portland: 8.1% a year, 2020 to 2025. Source: Valuer-General Victoria, Victorian Property Sales Report – Houses/Units by suburb 2015–2025 (released 9 Sep 2026). © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Growth rates calculated by Estait. Sales count not published by the source. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Glenelg council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 60. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Portland.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

1 green3 yellow3 red

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 3305 (ABS Census)

0.81 high impact

Median Household Income

1248 medium impact

Public Transport Score

6 medium impact

School Zone Quality

5.7 medium impact

Distance to CBD

300.19 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

2 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

74.3 medium impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 3305

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 3 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

10,016

Education (IEO)

2/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

3/10

Schools

In your catchment

Portland South Primary School

PrimaryGovernment

5.3/10

Portland Secondary College

SecondaryGovernment

4.8/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

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