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Portarlington vs Point Cook - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Portarlington profile · Point Cook - South profile
Portarlington Point Cook - South
Portarlington and Point Cook - South are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Portarlington is a much older community where the typical resident is 59 and 38.8% are seniors. In contrast, Point Cook - South is far younger, with a typical age of 33 and a high share of children under 15 (32.1%). Point Cook - South is also much more diverse, with 58.8% of people born overseas and 59.9% using a language other than English at home, compared to 16.5% and 6.8% in Portarlington. This is reflected in incomes and education; Point Cook - South has a far higher typical household income ($2,522 compared to $1,139) and a much larger share of adults with a bachelor degree (49.2% versus 18.4%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with no religion, though Portarlington is slightly above and Point Cook - South is far below. They are also very similar in their small First Nations populations and the number of schools. However, many of the gaps between them have widened since 2016, particularly regarding overseas births and the difference in typical incomes.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,497
- First area, 2016: 7,397
- First area, 2021: 9,536
- Second area, 2016: 14,433
- Second area, 2021: 19,091
- First area, 2011: 55 yrs
- First area, 2016: 58 yrs
- First area, 2021: 59 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Portarlington: 1.4% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Point Cook - South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Portarlington: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Point Cook - South: 0.1% males, 0.1% females
- 75–79 in Portarlington: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 75–79 in Point Cook - South: 0.3% males, 0.3% females
- 70–74 in Portarlington: 5.6% males, 5.3% females; 70–74 in Point Cook - South: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 65–69 in Portarlington: 6.0% males, 6.7% females; 65–69 in Point Cook - South: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 60–64 in Portarlington: 5.2% males, 5.8% females; 60–64 in Point Cook - South: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 55–59 in Portarlington: 3.4% males, 4.1% females; 55–59 in Point Cook - South: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 50–54 in Portarlington: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Point Cook - South: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 45–49 in Portarlington: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in Point Cook - South: 3.5% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Portarlington: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 40–44 in Point Cook - South: 6.8% males, 5.6% females
- 35–39 in Portarlington: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Point Cook - South: 7.3% males, 8.5% females
- 30–34 in Portarlington: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 30–34 in Point Cook - South: 3.2% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in Portarlington: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Point Cook - South: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Portarlington: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 20–24 in Point Cook - South: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Portarlington: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 15–19 in Point Cook - South: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Portarlington: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 10–14 in Point Cook - South: 4.7% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Portarlington: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 5–9 in Point Cook - South: 6.9% males, 6.4% females
- 0–4 in Portarlington: 1.5% males, 1.3% females; 0–4 in Point Cook - South: 5.0% males, 4.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $409
- First area, 2016: $492
- First area, 2021: $605
- Second area, 2016: $876
- Second area, 2021: $1,070
- First area, 2011: $763
- First area, 2016: $896
- First area, 2021: $1,139
- Second area, 2016: $2,104
- Second area, 2021: $2,522
- First area, 2011: $941
- First area, 2016: $1,173
- First area, 2021: $1,429
- Second area, 2016: $2,125
- Second area, 2021: $2,576
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 3.3
- Second area, 2021: 3.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $235
- First area, 2016: $270
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,667
- Second area, 2016: $2,048
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.60
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Portarlington vs Point Cook - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/203031051/portarlington/vs/213051466/point-cook-south