Port Welshpool vs Welshpool

Welshpool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 62 in Port Welshpool. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Welshpool, most households are people living alone. In Welshpool, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Port Welshpool tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Welshpool

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 27%)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Port Welshpool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Welshpool

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (149 min vs 163 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (192.9 km vs 198.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Welshpool

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Port Welshpool has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 30%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Welshpool and Welshpool 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 Welshpool Welshpool
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 Welshpool Welshpool
Walkability 0 / 34
Port Welshpool — Walkability: 0/100 Welshpool — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 21 / 37
Port Welshpool — Safety: 21/100 Welshpool — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 67 / 84
Port Welshpool — Low fire risk: 67/100 Welshpool — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 3 / 41
Port Welshpool — Low flood risk: 3/100 Welshpool — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Welshpool has more residents (361 vs 220); Port Welshpool skews older (62 vs 51).

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Population 220 361
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +9.1%
Median age 62 51
Median household income $47,268/yr $47,112/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Welshpool Welshpool
0-4 1.4% / 6.4%
Port Welshpool — 0-4: 1.4% Welshpool — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 3.2% / 8.9%
Port Welshpool — 5-14: 3.2% Welshpool — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 3.2% / 4.2%
Port Welshpool — 15-19: 3.2% Welshpool — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 1.8% / 5.0%
Port Welshpool — 20-24: 1.8% Welshpool — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 5.5% / 7.2%
Port Welshpool — 25-34: 5.5% Welshpool — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 6.8% / 9.1%
Port Welshpool — 35-44: 6.8% Welshpool — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 9.1% / 13.9%
Port Welshpool — 45-54: 9.1% Welshpool — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 20.5% / 14.4%
Port Welshpool — 55-64: 20.5% Welshpool — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 27.3% / 19.4%
Port Welshpool — 65-74: 27.3% Welshpool — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 13.2% / 7.2%
Port Welshpool — 75-84: 13.2% Welshpool — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 3.6% / 3.0%
Port Welshpool — 85+: 3.6% Welshpool — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Welshpool 67.8% lone person
Port Welshpool — Lone Person: 67.8% Port Welshpool — Couple Families: 13.6% Port Welshpool — One Parent Families: 13.6% Port Welshpool — Group Household: 5.1%
Welshpool 50.5% lone person
Welshpool — Lone Person: 50.5% Welshpool — Couple Families: 30.9% Welshpool — One Parent Families: 14.4% Welshpool — Group Household: 4.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Welshpool 12.7% renting
Port Welshpool — Owned Outright: 65.7% Port Welshpool — Mortgage: 21.6% Port Welshpool — Renting: 12.7%
Welshpool 11.8% renting
Welshpool — Owned Outright: 52.2% Welshpool — Mortgage: 36.0% Welshpool — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Port Welshpool Welshpool
England 3.2% / 2.2%
Port Welshpool — England: 3.2% Welshpool — England: 2.2%
Philippines 2.7% / —
Port Welshpool — Philippines: 2.7% Welshpool — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Port Welshpool — New Zealand: not among its largest Welshpool — New Zealand: 2.2%
Scotland 1.4% / —
Port Welshpool — Scotland: 1.4% Welshpool — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Port Welshpool — Netherlands: not among its largest Welshpool — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 16.3%
Port Welshpool — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Welshpool — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.8%
Port Welshpool — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Welshpool — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 8.3%
Port Welshpool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Welshpool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 0.8%
Port Welshpool — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Welshpool — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 1.1%
Port Welshpool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Welshpool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Welshpool 94.3% houses
Port Welshpool — Houses: 94.3% Port Welshpool — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Welshpool 97.2% houses
Welshpool — Houses: 97.2% Welshpool — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Median house price $435,000 $425,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $350,000 —

Zoning mix

Welshpool has more rural and farming land (92% vs 69%).

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Rural and farming 69% 92%
Parks and recreation 22% 2%
Residential 7% 0%
Industrial 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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 Welshpool Welshpool
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Houses 4.0%
$488/wk on $642K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Port Welshpool Welshpool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of VIC
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of VIC —

Liveability

Welshpool is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Port Welshpool carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 16); Port Welshpool carries more flood risk (97 vs 59).

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
97/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion High
80/100
 High
75/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Port Welshpool

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

Schools in Welshpool

  • Welshpool and District Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Port Welshpool sits further from the CBD (198.6 km vs 192.9 km).

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Melbourne 198.6 km
+3% vs other
 192.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3965
 0.0%
postcode 3966
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3965
 42
postcode 3966

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 Welshpool Welshpool
Car (driver) 69.4% / 71.9%
Port Welshpool — Car (driver): 69.4% Welshpool — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 22.6% / 19.8%
Port Welshpool — Worked from Home: 22.6% Welshpool — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Walked Only 8.1% / 5.8%
Port Welshpool — Walked Only: 8.1% Welshpool — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
Port Welshpool — Car (passenger): not among its largest Welshpool — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 508 m 3.7 km

NBN connectivity

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
259 premises
 0%
223 premises

Council rates

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Welshpool Welshpool
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Port Welshpool

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Welshpool

Quiet Retirees Rural

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