Port Albert vs Tarraville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Port Albert tends to suit older residents, while Tarraville suits people living alone.

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

Port Albert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Tarraville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tarraville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Port Albert

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (221.7 km vs 223.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Albert

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Port Albert

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.5% vs -13.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Albert and Tarraville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Port Albert Tarraville
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.

Port Albert Tarraville
Walkability 14 / 0
Port Albert — Walkability: 14/100 Tarraville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 16
Port Albert — Safety: 23/100 Tarraville — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Port Albert — Low fire risk: 85/100 Tarraville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 28 / 41
Port Albert — Low flood risk: 28/100 Tarraville — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Port Albert rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Port Albert has more residents (403 vs 69).

Port Albert Tarraville
Population 403
+83% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.5% -13.8%
Median age 59 58
Median household income $51,012/yr $55,224/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Albert Tarraville
0-4 6.2% / —
Port Albert — 0-4: 6.2% Tarraville — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 3.5% / —
Port Albert — 5-14: 3.5% Tarraville — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 4.5% / —
Port Albert — 15-19: 4.5% Tarraville — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.5% / 4.3%
Port Albert — 20-24: 3.5% Tarraville — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 6.9% / 5.8%
Port Albert — 25-34: 6.9% Tarraville — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 7.9% / 4.3%
Port Albert — 35-44: 7.9% Tarraville — 35-44: 4.3%
45-54 12.2% / 14.5%
Port Albert — 45-54: 12.2% Tarraville — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 19.9% / 29.0%
Port Albert — 55-64: 19.9% Tarraville — 55-64: 29.0%
65-74 24.3% / 27.5%
Port Albert — 65-74: 24.3% Tarraville — 65-74: 27.5%
75-84 11.7% / —
Port Albert — 75-84: 11.7% Tarraville — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.2% / —
Port Albert — 85+: 1.2% Tarraville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Albert 56.4% lone person
Port Albert — Lone Person: 56.4% Port Albert — Couple Families: 25.5% Port Albert — One Parent Families: 14.9% Port Albert — Group Household: 3.2%
Tarraville 80.0% lone person
Tarraville — Lone Person: 80.0% Tarraville — Couple Families: 20.0% Tarraville — One Parent Families: 0.0% Tarraville — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Albert 15.5% renting
Port Albert — Owned Outright: 53.4% Port Albert — Mortgage: 31.1% Port Albert — Renting: 15.5%
Tarraville 0.0% renting
Tarraville — Owned Outright: 80.0% Tarraville — Mortgage: 20.0% Tarraville — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Albert 94.2% houses
Port Albert — Houses: 94.2% Port Albert — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Port Albert — Townhouses: 2.3%
Tarraville 102.8% houses
Tarraville — Houses: 102.8% Tarraville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tarraville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Port Albert Tarraville
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 26.1%
Port Albert — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Tarraville — Certificate III & IV: 26.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 7.2%
Port Albert — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Tarraville — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 7.2%
Port Albert — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Tarraville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.3%
Port Albert — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tarraville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / —
Port Albert — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Tarraville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

Property market

Port Albert Tarraville
Median house price $645,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $110,000 —

Zoning mix

Tarraville has more rural and farming land (96% vs 51%).

Port Albert Tarraville
Rural and farming 51% 96%
Parks and recreation 46% 2%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Port Albert Tarraville
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Port Albert Tarraville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Port Albert is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Port Albert Tarraville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Port Albert carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Port Albert carries more flood risk (72 vs 59).

Port Albert Tarraville
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
84/100
Flood High
72/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion High
94/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Port Albert Tarraville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Port Albert Tarraville
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Tarraville sits further from the CBD (223.8 km vs 221.7 km).

Port Albert Tarraville
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 221.7 km 223.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3971
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3971
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.

Port Albert Tarraville
Car (driver) 66.1% / 74.2%
Port Albert — Car (driver): 66.1% Tarraville — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 16.1%
Port Albert — Worked from Home: 20.2% Tarraville — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Walked Only 8.3% / 9.7%
Port Albert — Walked Only: 8.3% Tarraville — Walked Only: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / —
Port Albert — Car (passenger): 5.5% Tarraville — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Port Albert Tarraville
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 434 m 3.2 km

NBN connectivity

Port Albert Tarraville
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
290 premises
 0%
43 premises

Council rates

Port Albert Tarraville
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Albert Tarraville
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Port Albert Tarraville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Port Albert

Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

Tarraville

Retirees Rural

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