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What's going on in Portland

Population 11,230 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#24 of 510 in Victoria

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (3.0%)

Rank 2

#69 of 510 in Victoria

for Median age (47)

Rank 3

#70 of 510 in Victoria

for % of adults with no post-school qualification (56.5%)

The three dimensions where Portland picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,200 / week
#460 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
47 years
#69 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
24.8%
#254 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
5.0%
#200 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#500 of 510 in Victoria

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Portland's sharpest rank is for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #908 · one rank above Paralowie South Australia ↓ #910 · one rank below Toodyay Western Australia

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.