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The quick read on
Powlett Plains
VIC 3517 · Loddon
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 38
- Postcode
- 3517
ABS 2021
Powlett Plains, Victoria
Property market insights for Powlett Plains
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Powlett Plains VIC
Crime and safety
Is Powlett Plains safe?
The overall rate for Powlett Plains is 3,340 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Powlett Plains.
Overall crime rate
3,340
offences per 100,000 residents
18% belowRest of Vic.
Powlett PlainsRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Powlett Plains?
Powlett Plains VIC 3517 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
38 people call Powlett Plains home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $900 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 38
- Median age
- 60 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $160 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–3421.1%Below
35–547.9%Below
55–7447.4%Above
75 and over7.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses105.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright60.0%Above
Paying a mortgage20.0%Below
Renting20.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car25.0%Below
Two cars0.0%Below
Three or more56.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home61.1%Above
Drove to work16.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Powlett Plains
61.1% of workers in Powlett Plains worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
34.2% of people in Powlett Plains described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Powlett Plains
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Powlett Plains VIC 3517.
Is Powlett Plains family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Powlett Plains's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
12 family households lived in Powlett Plains; 33.3% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Powlett Plains?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Powlett Plains had 38 residents at the 2021 Census.
10.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
55.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Powlett Plains?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 105.6% of occupied private dwellings in Powlett Plains.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Powlett Plains?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
60.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
20.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Powlett Plains?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Powlett Plains had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 21.1% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 42.1%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Powlett Plains?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
61.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
16.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Powlett Plains?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 25.0% of the total.
56.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Powlett Plains, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.6% reported a different address.
18.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Powlett Plains?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.7% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Powlett Plains residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.4% of Powlett Plains's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.6% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Powlett Plains?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 34.2% of ancestry responses in Powlett Plains.
Australian ancestry made up 57.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Powlett Plains?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 61.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.7% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Powlett Plains?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 44.7%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
44.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 11.8%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Powlett Plains show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 7.9% arthritis and 15.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Powlett Plains?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 35.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Powlett Plains?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $900 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $160 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Powlett Plains compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 61.1% in Powlett Plains, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 60.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 20.0% in Powlett Plains, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Powlett Plains
Is Powlett Plains good for families?
The Census counted 12 local families. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Powlett Plains?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Powlett Plains
10 streets in Powlett Plains
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Boort-Kurting Rd
- Canfields Ln
- Inglewood North Rd
- Inglewood-Powlett Rd
- Inglewood-Salisbury Rd
- Kurting-Powlett Rd
- Morrison Rd
- Sloans Rd
- Swamp Rd
- Wedderburn-Serpentine Rd
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