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VIC · Bass Coast Council

Ventnor, 3922

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,058

Growth (1 yr)

+2.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+13.2%

Median age

58

Median income

$1,292/wk

Employment rate

49.1%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$730,000

Languages at home

3.7%non-English

Most common: Italian, Greek

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44/100
Average

Top 49% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 89% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Green suburb
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Ventnor is known for: Coastal, Green suburb, Excellent transport, Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

Ventnor is a coastal smaller community where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. With fewer amenities on hand, neighbouring suburbs do much of the shopping and service heavy lifting.

Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many coastal suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. 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. Renewal is happening in measured doses, with new development complementing what is already there.

The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer growth momentum relative to similar coastal suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Ventnor snapshot

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

Median house price

$730k

-18% change

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

1,058

+2.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

61.0%

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

#38

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Safety

25th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

88th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

76th

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
44.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 49% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
3080th in Australia
State rank
623rd in VIC
Peer rank
#38 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#75 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
89%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$730,000
Median price change
-18%

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

1,058(June 2025)

+2.0% annual · +13.2% over 5 years · 88th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.0%
5-year growth
+13.2%
Change in 1 year
+21
Change in 5 years
+123
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 (~1,250), extrapolated at +3.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
982
Median age
58
Median household income / week
$1,292
Dwelling vacancy
61%
Unoccupied private dwellings
631 of 1,035
Median monthly mortgage
$1,657
Employment rate
49.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
397 / 0 / 0

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)
32
Against the person
15
Against property
14
Rate per 1,000 residents
30.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 65 residents
State safety percentile
25th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-50%

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault3
  • A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance4
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle4
  • B49 Other Theft6
  • Other Crimes Against The Person3

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
1,071
Median ICSEA percentile
76th
School list
  • Phillip Island Village SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 45 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

6 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Glyndon Ave/Lyall St
  • Heyley Ave/Anchorage Rd
  • Ventnor Beach Rd/Harris Rd
  • Ventnor Beach Rd/Lyall St
  • Ventnor Rd/Anchorage Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

4 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 restaurants

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
11/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.02
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.02
Food & drink(1)
  • Phillip Island WineryRestaurant

    414 Berrys Beach Road, Ventnor

Other(3)
  • Parking
  • Public toilets
  • The YardsWine

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bingley ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
65
Parks (OSM)
1

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

Nearest hospital
Hospital (6.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
25
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.6

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
24° / 13°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
203 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 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).

32 planning-related records

2021· 15 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Retrospective use and development of the land for temporary accommodation and associated earthworks, construction of an outbuilding (shipping container) and propagation centre in the SLO2 and FZ
    3 VICTORIA ROAD VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of an outbuilding associated with a dwelling
    1 VICTORIA ROAD VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for Group Accommodation (Eco-tourism retreat) and associated buildings and works in a FZ and RDZ1; creation and alteration of access to a road in a RDZ1 and removal of native vegetation pursuant to Clause 52.17.
    KITTY MILLERS BAY ROAD VENTNOR 3922In progress
  • Buildings and works associated with a special purpose zone
    BACK BEACH ROAD VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • Building and works on land affected by the Bushfire Management Overlay and removal of vegetation in the Vegetation Protection Overlay, Schedule 2 - Application to Amend Plans & Conditions
    74 MCHAFFIE STREET VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Building and works in the PCRZ associated with a public toilet
    PYRAMID ROCK ROAD VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of land into 2 lots and removal of vegetation in the VPO2
    9 SHALFLEET AVENUE VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Building and works associated with a dwelling with ESO and SLO
    151 WATTS ROAD VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for a single dwelling and buildings and works associated with a section 2 use and within a prescribed setback (100 metres from a dwelling not in the same ownership)
    87 GRAYDENS ROAD VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Subdivision of land into 2 lots in LDRZ
    2 HILARY CLOSE VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a dwelling in the DDO1 and removal of trees in the VPO2
    22 GROSSARD POINT ROAD VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Removal of a tree in the VPO2
    42 GROSSARD POINT ROAD VENTNOR 3922Refusal issued by a delegate
  • Removal of one tree
    11 Mountainview AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of one tree
    11 Mountainview AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Subdivision of land into 2 lots
    6 Hilary ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 17 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Development of land for dwelling in BMO
    27 Tyro StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to existing dwelling in DDO1
    41 Pall MallPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of land into 2 lots in GRZ1 and DDO1 and removal of vegetation in VPO2
    35 LYMINGTON AVENUE VENTNOR 3922Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of solar energy system in association with existing dwelling in HO128
    79-83 Lyall StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Subdivision of land into two lots
    445 Ventnor RoadNOD issued by a delegate
  • Use of the land for a place of assembly (events including function centre, music festivals, food truck and food related festivals) and associated car parking - Amendment to Conditions & Plans
    414 Berrys Beach RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of a tree in VPO2
    41 & 43 Pall MallPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Removal of one tree in ESO1 and SLO2
    Kennon Head, 303 Watts RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of one tree in VPO2
    41 & 43 Pall MallPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works for existing dwelling in FZ
    443 Ventnor RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for dwelling in DDO1
    13 Ventnor BoulevardNOD issued by a delegate

  • July 2020

  • Development of the land for an outbuilding in association with an existing dwelling in the FZ, ESO1, SLO2
    Kennon Head, 303 Watts RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Development of land for external toilet building in FZ
    414 Berrys Beach RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for a dwelling in excess of 7 metres in DDO1
    20 Fisher StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Use and development of Land for function centre (Place of assembly) in a Farming Zone
    46 McHaffies LaneNOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Building and Works for visitor centre in SUZ
    381 Back Beach RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Development of land for second dwelling
    11 Fisher StreetRefusal issued by the Resp. Authority

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 31.9 km away).

Coalition 45.2%Labor 54.8%

8.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CowesLabor 56.5% · Coalition 43.5% TPP (2025)6.5 km away
  • RhyllLabor 55.4% · Coalition 44.6% TPP (2025)11.1 km away
  • NewhavenLabor 64.2% · Coalition 35.8% TPP (2025)15.3 km away
  • San RemoLabor 40.4% · Coalition 59.6% TPP (2025)16.5 km away
  • CorinellaLabor 47.0% · Coalition 53.0% TPP (2025)23.4 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)
8/10

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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