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Portarlington

Victoria · Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula · Geelong

This profile uses the ABS Portarlington statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Portarlington is a locality in the Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Portarlington SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 1010 (gov)
Childcare
3
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
174
+14% vs prior year
Median house
$650,000
-7.8% YoY
Population
10,874
+2.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Portarlington SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Government schools Live VIC + NSW catchments

Government schools in Portarlington

Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

St Leonards Primary School Government · 173 students
ICSEA 970
Portarlington Primary School Government · 150 students
ICSEA 1010

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Portarlington

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Portarlington Preschool Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 53 places · Portarlington
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kelly Club OSHC Portarlington Primary School
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Portarlington
    Meeting NQS
  • St Leonards PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 21 places · St Leonards
    Not yet rated

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

Live
Incidents, latest year
174
vs previous year
+14%
vs 2021
144
  • Property and deception offences 127
  • Crimes against the person 23
  • Justice procedures offences 12
  • Public order and security offences 8
  • Drug offences 2

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
17
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Portarlington SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

Live
Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 4.3% of the SA2
Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 1.9% of the SA2

This shows whether the Portarlington SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

Live
Median house price
$650,000
House price YoY
-7.8%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
10,874
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.60%
2024→25
Net change
+275
people / yr
Density
151
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+275
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-34
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+292
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+17

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Portarlington
+2.60%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%