Dutton Way vs Portland North

Portland North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Dutton Way. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dutton Way, about half of households are people living alone. In Portland North, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dutton Way tends to suit people living alone, while Portland North suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Portland North

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 53%)
  • But Dutton Way carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dutton Way

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Dutton Way

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (348.2 km vs 352.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dutton Way

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Portland North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs -21.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dutton Way and Portland North drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dutton Way Portland North
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dutton Way Portland North
Walkability 0 / 0
Dutton Way — Walkability: 0/100 Portland North — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 49
Dutton Way — Safety: 86/100 Portland North — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 0 / 4
Dutton Way — Low fire risk: 0/100 Portland North — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Dutton Way — Low flood risk: 100/100 Portland North — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Portland North has more residents (708 vs 91); Portland North rents higher ($300/wk vs $210/wk).

Dutton Way Portland North
Population 91 708
+678% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.6% +13.3%
Median age 52 46
Median household income $71,500/yr $98,072/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk $300/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dutton Way Portland North
0-4 — / 5.1%
Dutton Way — 0-4: not among its largest Portland North — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.3% / 11.2%
Dutton Way — 5-14: 14.3% Portland North — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 9.9% / 5.8%
Dutton Way — 15-19: 9.9% Portland North — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 9.9% / 4.2%
Dutton Way — 20-24: 9.9% Portland North — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 9.9% / 11.0%
Dutton Way — 25-34: 9.9% Portland North — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 8.8% / 12.0%
Dutton Way — 35-44: 8.8% Portland North — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 14.3% / 12.1%
Dutton Way — 45-54: 14.3% Portland North — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 18.7% / 14.8%
Dutton Way — 55-64: 18.7% Portland North — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 24.2% / 17.1%
Dutton Way — 65-74: 24.2% Portland North — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 3.3% / 4.5%
Dutton Way — 75-84: 3.3% Portland North — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 2.5%
Dutton Way — 85+: not among its largest Portland North — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dutton Way 35.3% couple families
Dutton Way — Couple Families: 35.3% Dutton Way — Lone Person: 47.1% Dutton Way — One Parent Families: 17.6% Dutton Way — Group Household: 0.0%
Portland North 55.7% couple families
Portland North — Couple Families: 55.7% Portland North — Lone Person: 23.5% Portland North — One Parent Families: 18.1% Portland North — Group Household: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dutton Way 13.8% renting
Dutton Way — Owned Outright: 44.8% Dutton Way — Mortgage: 41.4% Dutton Way — Renting: 13.8%
Portland North 6.4% renting
Portland North — Owned Outright: 50.0% Portland North — Mortgage: 43.6% Portland North — Renting: 6.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dutton Way Portland North
Certificate III & IV 30.8% / 21.3%
Dutton Way — Certificate III & IV: 30.8% Portland North — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.3%
Dutton Way — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Portland North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 8.6%
Dutton Way — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Portland North — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Dutton Way — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Portland North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Dutton Way — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Portland North — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Dutton Way Portland North
South Africa 3.3% / —
Dutton Way — South Africa: 3.3% Portland North — South Africa: not among its largest
England — / 3.2%
Dutton Way — England: not among its largest Portland North — England: 3.2%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Dutton Way — New Zealand: not among its largest Portland North — New Zealand: 1.6%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Dutton Way — Netherlands: not among its largest Portland North — Netherlands: 0.7%
India — / 0.6%
Dutton Way — India: not among its largest Portland North — India: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Dutton Way — Philippines: not among its largest Portland North — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dutton Way 90.9% houses
Dutton Way — Houses: 90.9% Dutton Way — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Dutton Way — Townhouses: 0.0%
Portland North 96.9% houses
Portland North — Houses: 96.9% Portland North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Portland North — Townhouses: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dutton Way Portland North
Median house price — $710,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $230,000

Zoning mix

Portland North has more rural and farming land (71% vs 48%); Portland North has more industrially zoned land (14% vs 0%).

Dutton Way Portland North
Rural and farming 48% 71%
Other and special use 50% 0%
Industrial 0% 14%
Environmental 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Dutton Way Portland North
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dutton Way Portland North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC

Liveability

Dutton Way Portland North
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Portland North carries more crime risk (51 vs 14).

Dutton Way Portland North
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
45/100
 Low
27/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Dutton Way Portland North
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dutton Way

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Portland North

  • Portland North Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dutton Way Portland North
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1

Mobility

Portland North sits further from the CBD (352.2 km vs 348.2 km).

Dutton Way Portland North
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 348.2 km 352.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 260 min 261 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3305
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dutton Way Portland North
Car (driver) 75.7% / 83.2%
Dutton Way — Car (driver): 75.7% Portland North — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 24.3% / 10.7%
Dutton Way — Worked from Home: 24.3% Portland North — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Dutton Way — Car (passenger): not among its largest Portland North — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Dutton Way Portland North
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8 m
4.3 km to a named beach
 3.1 km

NBN connectivity

Dutton Way Portland North
Connectivity score 30/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 40%
376 premises

Climate

Dutton Way Portland North
Annual rainfall 661 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dutton Way Portland North
Average residential rate $1,852/yr
same for both
Council Glenelg
same for both

Federal electorate

Dutton Way Portland North
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dutton Way Portland North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dutton Way

Coastal Retirees

Portland North

Acreage

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