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VIC · Bass Coast Council

Inverloch, 3996

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,962

Growth (1 yr)

+2.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+14.2%

Median age

54

Median income

$1,286/wk

Employment rate

47%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$835,000

Languages at home

4.1%non-English

Most common: Italian, German, Greek

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

48/100
Average

Top 41% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
What Inverloch is known for: Coastal, Green suburb, National parks, Excellent transport, Education hub

Suburb profile

Life in Inverloch revolves around the coast at a genuine remove from Melbourne. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice.

Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible. Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.

Versus similar coastal suburbs, the suburb reads around average on desirability, chiefly because local dining and lifestyle amenities trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Inverloch snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$835k

-6.3% change

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

6,962

+2.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

40.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#26

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Safety

40th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

88th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

72nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
48.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 41% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
2436th in Australia
State rank
511th in VIC
Peer rank
#26 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#61 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$835,000
Median price change
-6.3%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

6,962(June 2025)

+2.1% annual · +14.2% over 5 years · 88th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.1%
5-year growth
+14.2%
Change in 1 year
+143
Change in 5 years
+865
Growth rank in VIC
88th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~7,950), extrapolated at +2.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,526
Median age
54
Median household income / week
$1,286
Dwelling vacancy
40.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
1,833 of 4,493
Median monthly mortgage
$1,700
Employment rate
47%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,423 / 227 / 9

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
298
Against the person
47
Against property
188
Rate per 1,000 residents
42.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 139 residents
State safety percentile
40.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-28%

Most common offence types

  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary23
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft18
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle37
  • B49 Other Theft43
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order33

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,061
Median ICSEA percentile
72th
School list
  • Inverloch Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 461 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

22 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Inverloch Police Station/Bayview Ave
  • Inverloch Police Station/Bayview Ave
  • Ramsay Bvd/The Esplanade
  • Ramsay Bvd/The Esplanade
  • View St/Cashin St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

9 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily errands
  • Great for outdoor family life — 23 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 22 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.52
Community(1)
  • Inverloch Primary SchoolSchool

    15-19 Bayview Avenue

Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Inverloch Community ParkPark
  • Park
  • Inverloch Tennis ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(2)
  • Inverloch MotelMotel
  • Parking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dog Off Leash ReservePark
  • Drumdlemara H1 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Drumdlemara H2 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Drumdlemara H4 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Evergreen Avenue ReservePark
  • Inverloch Community ParkPark
  • Outrigger ReservePark
  • Screw Creek Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
197
Parks (OSM)
23

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Wonthaggi Medical Centre (12.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • A'Beckett DentalDentist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
221
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.7

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
23° / 13°
Rainfall
143 mm · ~18 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
19° / 11°
Rainfall
223 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 7°
Rainfall
308 mm · ~38 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
17° / 9°
Rainfall
248 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

139 planning-related records

2021· 40 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Removal of one tree in a VPO3
    1 PARK STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a double storey dwelling within schedules 1 and 9 of the Design and Development Overlay
    18 ABBOTT STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Remove a tree in a VPO3
    64 SURF PARADE INVERLOCH 3996Withdrawn
  • Additions and alterations to existing dwelling in DDO1, DDO9 and LSIO
    36 LOHR AVENUE INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a deck in the LSIO
    526 INVERLOCH-VENUS BAY ROAD INVERLOCH 3996Lapsed
  • Development of land for a replacement dwelling 7 metres and higher in the DDO1, exceeding 30 percent of building footprint in DDO9, and removal of vegetation in the VPO3
    9 TOORAK ROAD INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for a dwelling in the DDO1 and DDO9, and removal of vegetation in the VPO3
    7 OCEAN VIEW COURT INVERLOCH 3996NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Buildings and works comprising of the construction of a bicycle pump track and fence associated with an existing camping and caravan park
    2A CUTTRISS STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • Additions and alterations within existing dwelling in the DDO9
    13 HALFORD STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of land into two lots in GRZ1 and BMO
    18 KANOWNA PLACE INVERLOCH 3996In progress
  • Demolition, alterations and additions to a dwelling in a Heritage Overlay
    17 HIGH STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for alteration and extension to an existing dwelling in the ESO1 and SLO4
    HOUSE & CURTILAGE, 160 CAPE PATERSON-INVERLOCH ROAD INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of land into 25 lots - Clerical amendment
    48 MEANDERRI DRIVE INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • The use of land in lot 1 PS835519A for the purpose of an office, and the use of land within lot 2 PS835519A for warehouse, the construction of a building and its subdivision including the creation of carriageway easements
    54B DIXON STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling in a LDRZ and ESO1
    23 COASTAL WAY INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of land into two lots in GRZ1 and DDO9
    23 GOLF STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of land to create 10 lots, removal of 1 tree in VPO 3, and creation of restrictions
    35 SANDY MOUNT AVENUE INVERLOCH 3996NOD issued by a delegate

  • July 2021

  • Development of the land for a dwelling in DDO1, DD09 and the removal of vegetation - Amend Plans
    126 RAMSEY BOULEVARD INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works associated with an existing dwelling in the LSIO
    83 THE ESPLANADE INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Dwelling alterations within 100m from waterway in a RAZ, SLO4 and ESO1
    HOUSE & CURTILAGE, 90A CAPE PATERSON-INVERLOCH ROAD INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for a single dwelling in the LSIO and DDO1
    3 CUTTRISS STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of one tree in the VPO3
    15 OVERLOOK DRIVE INVERLOCH 3996Refusal issued by a delegate
  • Additions to an existing dwelling on a lot less than 300 sqm in the GRZ
    1/7 PIER ROAD INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a residential building and buildings and works associated with a mixed use development and a reduction in the required car parking rate
    THE ESPLANADE INVERLOCH 3996NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Subdivision of the land into 300 lots, creation of a restriction and removal of native vegetation
    BASS HIGHWAY INVERLOCH 3996In progress

  • June 2021

  • Use and development of land for a warehouse within 30m of a GRZ in the INZ3
    22 BEAR STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for one dwelling in the DDO1
    8 BEILBY AVENUE INVERLOCH 3996NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Removal of one tree in the VPO3
    2 Munroe CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Additions and alterations to existing dwelling exceeding 7 metres in height in the DDO7
    128 LOHR AVENUE INVERLOCH 3996NOD issued by a delegate
  • Additions and alterations to existing dwelling in the DDO9
    31 VERONICA STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Change use - Distillery / Bar fit out
    24 BEAR STREET INVERLOCH 3996Lapsed
  • Development of land for a dwelling in the DDO1 and LSIO
    17 THE ESPLANADE INVERLOCH 3996NOD issued by a delegate
  • Development of land for two dwellings in GRZ1 in excess of 7 metres in DDO1
    1 BAY STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of land into 2 lots in GRZ1 and DDO9
    51 DIXON STREET INVERLOCH 3996NOD issued by a delegate
  • Use of land for licensed premises under Clause 52.17
    10G A`BECKETT STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Development of land for a dwelling in the DDO9
    174 SURF PARADE INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding in association with existing dwelling in the DDO9
    22 Victoria StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for a dwelling in the LSIO
    8 CUTTRISS STREET INVERLOCH 3996Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for a dwelling in the BMO
    7 Bennison WayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Subdivision of land into two lots in GRZ1 and DDO1, and variation of restrictive Covenant 1314332
    27 Sandy Mount AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Monash
Member of Parliament
Mary ALDRED (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,463
Turnout (2025)
93.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.2 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.1%Labor 45.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 17.7 km away).

Coalition 44.4%Labor 55.6%

9.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • InverlochLabor 55.9% · Coalition 44.1% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Cape PatersonLabor 65.5% · Coalition 34.5% TPP (2025)9.6 km away
  • Wonthaggi NorthLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
  • WonthaggiLabor 57.9% · Coalition 42.1% TPP (2025)10.9 km away
  • KongwakLabor 41.5% · Coalition 58.5% TPP (2025)11.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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