Port Melbourne suburb guide

Living in Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne Library on Bay Street provides a wheelchair-accessible civic destination with free Wi-Fi. Its central street location gives the suburb an identified community service point beyond the waterfront.

Community and household economy

Figures describe the named area and reporting period. Census data is historical; it does not measure current prices or individual circumstances.

Usual-resident population

17,633 people

Port Melbourne, Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22107) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

Median age

42 years

Port Melbourne, Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22107) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

Private dwellings

9,718

Port Melbourne, Victoria — ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL22107) · 2021 CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics

How this figure is reported

ABS 2021 Census All persons QuickStats, suburb/locality geography. Historical Census snapshot, not a current estimate. ABS applies small random adjustments for confidentiality.

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