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Glenelg

Victoria · Warrnambool and South West · 20,148 people · 55 suburbs · 13 postcodes

Glenelg at a glance

Map shows the Glenelg LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Glenelg is a Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 55 suburbs across 13 postcodes and an area of 6,136 km². Glenelg has a population of 20,148 , ranking #56 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Portland (10,016 residents).About 8.7% of residents were born overseas and 2.8% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Glenelg

18 schools across Glenelg: 77.8% Government, 11.1% Catholic, 11.1% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 970 (range 897 to 1038). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

All 18 schools in Glenelg, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Portland Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Portland	505	946
Bayview College	Independent	Secondary	Portland	291	1009
All Saints Parish School	Catholic	Primary	Portland	260	1003
Portland Primary School	Government	Primary	Portland	256	981
Portland South Primary School	Government	Primary	Portland	142	958
Portland North Primary School	Government	Primary	Portland North	133	971
St John's Lutheran School	Independent	Primary	Portland	112	1007
Casterton Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Casterton	106	960
Heywood Consolidated School	Government	Primary	Heywood	105	899
Casterton Primary School	Government	Primary	Casterton	100	969
Bundarra Primary School	Government	Primary	Portland	86	897
Portland Bay School	Government	Special	Portland	74	898
Heywood District Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Heywood	72	898
Narrawong District Primary School	Government	Primary	Narrawong	69	1038
Sacred Heart School	Catholic	Primary	Casterton	41	995
Bolwarra Primary School	Government	Primary	Bolwarra	36	979
Dartmoor Primary School	Government	Primary	Dartmoor	17	993
Merino Consolidated School	Government	Primary	Merino	11	959

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Glenelg. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Glenelg

Glenelg contains 55 suburbs and 13 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Portland	3305	10,016	$1,146/wk	47
Heywood	3304	1,815	$1,077/wk	48
Casterton	3311	1,673	$881/wk	58
Portland North	3305	708	$1,886/wk	46
Bolwarra	3305	647	$1,394/wk	49
Portland West	3305	619	$1,931/wk	49
Narrawong	3285	462	$1,816/wk	45
Dartmoor	3304	299	$1,163/wk	55
Merino	3310	249	$769/wk	58
Heathmere	3305	238	$1,474/wk	45
Gorae West	3305	237	$1,775/wk	47
Gorae	3305	236	$1,875/wk	40
Tyrendarra	3285	198	$1,792/wk	50
Cashmore	3305	197	$1,812/wk	52
Nelson	3292	191	$1,104/wk	60
Strathdownie	3312	176	$2,166/wk	43
Allestree	3305	168	$1,424/wk	48
Drumborg	3304	160	$1,446/wk	49
Cape Bridgewater	3305	151	$1,937/wk	58
Sandford	3312	130	$875/wk	58
Digby	3309	122	$1,041/wk	49
Condah	3303	104	$1,625/wk	46
Mumbannar	3304	100	$1,781/wk	57
Wando Vale	3312	96	$1,583/wk	49
Wallacedale	3303	94	$1,833/wk	43
Dutton Way	3305	91	$1,375/wk	52
Henty	3312	75	$1,375/wk	57
Dunrobin	3312	70	$1,812/wk	52
Myamyn	3304	64	$1,062/wk	52
Greenwald	3304	58	$1,375/wk	44
Bahgallah	3312	56	$1,458/wk	45
Grassdale	3302	54	$1,958/wk	31
Drik Drik	3304	46	$1,666/wk	61
Milltown	3304	46	$949/wk	54
Warrock	3312	46	$1,875/wk	45
Mount Richmond	3305	42	$1,958/wk	45
Wando Bridge	3312	41	$2,416/wk	39
Breakaway Creek	3303	39	$2,083/wk	32
Lake Mundi	3312	37	$2,124/wk	54
Homerton	3304	36	$933/wk	42
Hotspur	3303	34	$899/wk	53
Paschendale	3315	33	$1,999/wk	52
Lyons	3304	31	$1,437/wk	51
Tahara	3301	30	$2,333/wk	53
Corndale	3311	27	$1,625/wk	51
Tahara Bridge	3315	20	$2,749/wk	53
Nangeela	3312	17	$1,125/wk	48
Tahara West	3310	17	$1,666/wk	62
Winnap	3304	14	$2,749/wk	56
Brimboal	3312	11	$1,375/wk	53
Killara	3312	9	$999/wk	28
Lake Condah	3303	9	$2,124/wk	66
Lindsay	3312	9	$1,625/wk	24
Heath Field	3311
Puralka	3311

Postcodes covered

3285, 3292, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3309, 3310, 3311, 3312, 3315, 3691

Compare Glenelg with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Glenelg and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Glenelg (VIC)	20,148	48.7	919	20.2%	8.7%
Southern Grampians	16,656	46.4	962	20.8%	7.6%
Moyne	17,252	44.6	998	16.6%	7.3%
West Wimmera	4,003	50.2	972	15.4%	6.7%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Glenelg

What is the population of Glenelg?

The 2021 Census recorded 20,148 people living in Glenelg, across 55 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Glenelg?

Glenelg contains 55 suburbs. The most populous are Portland, Heywood, Casterton, Portland North, Bolwarra.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Glenelg?

Glenelg covers 13 postcodes: 3285, 3292, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3309, 3310, 3311, 3312, 3315, 3691.

How many schools are in Glenelg?

Glenelg has 18 schools, including 14 government, 2 Catholic, and 2 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Glenelg?

Glenelg has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 919, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.