Portland
Victoria · Glenelg - Southern Grampians · Warrnambool and South West
This profile uses the ABS Portland statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Portland is a locality in the Glenelg - Southern Grampians area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Portland SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Portland SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Portland Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Portland.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Portland (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
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 Portland
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment505ICSEA946
- Secondary · Independent · Years 7-12Enrolment291ICSEA1009
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment260ICSEA1003
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment256ICSEA981
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment142ICSEA958
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment133ICSEA971
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-6Enrolment112ICSEA1007
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment86ICSEA897
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment74ICSEA898
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSKalbarri KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Portland
- Exceeding NQSElsa Macleod KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Portland
- Meeting NQSThe Karreeta Peeneeyt Mara Portland Child & Family ComplexCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Portland
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning PortlandCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Portland
- Meeting NQSJaycee KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Portland
- Working Towards NQSBundarra Uniting KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Portland
- Not yet ratedEarly Learning Victoria Thookay Yarkeen (Portland South)Centre-Based Care · 57 places · Portland
- Not yet ratedPortland North Uniting Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Portland North
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,289
- vs previous year
- +26%
- vs 2021
- 776
- Property and deception offences 571
- Justice procedures offences 306
- Crimes against the person 261
- Public order and security offences 91
- Drug offences 58
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 →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 9
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Portland SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 27.5% of the SA2
This shows whether the Portland 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $397,500
- House price YoY
- -9.7%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $430/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+8Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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