Port Albert VIC 3971
Port Albert is in Wellington LGA, VIC, postcode 3971, with population 403.
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Port Albert has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Port Albert has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Rent context available
Port Albert has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $435/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Port Albert has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Population growth
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Schools, Hospitals, Transport
Port Albert currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.
Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Schools, Transport
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Port Albert VIC
Port Albert is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Wellington local government area (postcode 3971). With a population of 403, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Port Albert is $563,000, having surged 16% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $435. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,127.
The crime rate in the Wellington LGA is higher than average at 12,111 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Port Albert offers a gross rental yield of 4.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($563K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 11.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +16.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Port Albert is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Wellington local government area (postcode 3971). With a population of 403, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Port Albert is $563,000, having surged 16% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $435. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,127.
The crime rate in the Wellington LGA is higher than average at 12,111 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Port Albert offers a gross rental yield of 4.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($563K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 11.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +16.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Port Albert FAQ
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What LGA is Port Albert in?
Port Albert is in the Wellington Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3971. Council-level context for Wellington LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Port Albert?
The current median house price in Port Albert, VIC is $563K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Port Albert?
The median weekly rent in Port Albert is $435/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Port Albert?
Rent context available: Port Albert has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Port Albert a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Port Albert show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Port Albert?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Port Albert data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.