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VIC · Moyne Council

Port Fairy, VIC, 3284

Current weather

12.7°CModerate drizzle

86% humidity · 23.5 km/h wind · 16° / 10.3° today · 10 mm rain

Desirability index

65.4/100

#89 among Coastal & beach suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Port Fairy is a smaller suburban community in the Moyne area, home to around 3,742 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 175 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+61%), roughly 46.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
3,742
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$1,450
Dwelling vacancy
33.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
724 of 2,178
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
51.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
72 / 125 / 4

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

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

Crime & safety

Total offences (2026)
175
Against the person
28
Against property
79
Rate per 1,000 residents
46.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 134 residents
State safety percentile
43.7th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
+60.6%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage13
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle19
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Store16
  • D11 Firearms Offences12
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order37

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,062.5
  • Port Fairy Consolidated SchoolPrimary
  • St Patrick's SchoolPrimary

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

22 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Goldies Lane/Princes Hwy
  • Goldies Lane/Princes Hwy
  • Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank St
  • Port Fairy Visitor Centre/Bank St
  • Princes Hwy/Regent St

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

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

237 planning-related records

2021· 105 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    12 MILLS CRESCENT PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling, part demolition of a dwelling, demolition of an outbuilding and construction of an outbuilding.
    63 COX STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Display of Business identification signage
    32 VILLIERS STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works to display business identification signage
    34 SACKVILLE STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of an emergency services facility and alteration of access to a Road Zone ¿ Category 1
    116 PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of a dwelling
    PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a solar array and removal of vegetation
    2891 PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to alter a dwelling (replace a garage door)
    22 COX STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling
    230 PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Display of business identification signage
    66 SACKVILLE STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Variation to liquor licence to change the licence category
    24 BANK STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    20 VILLIERS STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • One or more new buildings (garden shed)
    226 GRIFFITHS STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Withdrawn
  • Partial demolition, alterations and additions to a dwelling
    13 CAMPBELL STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two lot subdivision
    7 THISTLE PLACE PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling
    196 GRIFFITHS STREET PORT FAIRY 3284NOD issued by the Resp. Authority

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling
    7 HILL STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of restrictive covenant
    108 PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling
    41 MODEL LANE PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works including partial demolition, extensions to a dwelling and construction of an outbuilding
    40 ALBERT STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a store (storage units), the display of a sign and reduction in the number of car parking spaces required
    1/215 PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling (including partial demolition of dwelling and outbuilding)
    75 COX STREET PORT FAIRY 3284No permit required
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling
    1 BROPHY STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a fence
    2 POWLING STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling
    108 OCEAN DRIVE PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    371 BLACKWOOD ROAD PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling, outbuilding and create an access to a Road Zone Category 1
    PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    19 NORFOLK PLACE PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling
    49 MODEL LANE PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling and outbuilding
    PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Withdrawn
  • Buildings and works including partial demolition and alterations and additions to a dwelling
    90 SACKVILLE STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding (green house)
    5 HILL STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building & works associated with a golf course
    110 SKENES ROAD PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Buildings and works to demolish a pergola, demolish a verandah, construct a verandah and construct a carport
    59 CAMPBELL STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by the RA
  • Display of a home based business sign
    117 REGENT STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for extractive industry (bluestone)
    3462 PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling
    52 PHILIP STREET PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations and additions to a dwelling
    127 Beach StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to alter a non-contributory building
    ANZ BANK PORT FAIRY 3284Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Sixteen lot subdivision and variation of access to a Road Zone Category 1
    103 PRINCES HIGHWAY PORT FAIRY 3284In progress
2020· 132 proposals

132 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Fiddlers GreenPark
  • George Dodds ReservePark
  • Goose Lagoon Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • Lake Aringa Wildlife Reserve (no hunting)Nature reserve
  • Port Fairy Botanic GardensPark
  • Russell Clark ReservePark
  • Wetland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
3
Emergency department
On site
  • Moyne Healthhospital
  • Pharmacy NeoSackville Streetpharmacy
  • Port Fairy Physiotherapyphysiotherapist

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

24 state heritage places

  • BATTERY HILLNH1504
  • CALEDONIAN INNNH0247
  • COTTAGE 14 WILLIAM STREET PORT FAIRYNH2078
  • COTTAGE PORT FAIRY (64 CAMPBELL ST)NH0249
  • COTTAGE PORT FAIRY (66 CAMPBELL ST)NH0250
  • COTTAGE PORT FAIRY (68 CAMPBELL ST)NH0251
  • EMOHNH0252
  • FORMER BANK OF AUSTRALASIA PORT FAIRYNH0749
  • FORMER CUSTOMS SHEDNH2046
  • FORMER WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCHNH0884

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

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

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
14
Parks (OSM)
14

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

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score
65.4/100
Cohort rank
#89 among Coastal & beach suburbs

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • BATTERY HILLheritageNH1504
  • CALEDONIAN INNheritageNH0247
  • COTTAGE 14 WILLIAM STREET PORT FAIRYheritageNH2078
  • COTTAGE PORT FAIRY (64 CAMPBELL ST)heritageNH0249
  • COTTAGE PORT FAIRY (66 CAMPBELL ST)heritageNH0250
  • COTTAGE PORT FAIRY (68 CAMPBELL ST)heritageNH0251
  • EMOHheritageNH0252
  • FORMER BANK OF AUSTRALASIA PORT FAIRYheritageNH0749
  • FORMER CUSTOMS SHEDheritageNH2046
  • FORMER WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCHheritageNH0884

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site

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