6,666

People

est. as @ 17 Jul 2026

2021 Census | 6,526 people

109.14 km²

Land area

61.1 /km²

Density

2.4%

Unemployment

70 /yr

Resi approvals

Situated 112 kilometers southeast of the Melbourne CBD, the suburb of Inverloch is highly regarded for its picturesque coastline, pristine beaches, and inviting coastal towns. This appealing region offers a balance of scenic environments and outdoor recreation, making it a favored location for leisure seekers and adventurers alike. The local community features a strong cultural identity, highlighted by historical sites, galleries, and museums, complemented by local cafes, eateries, and markets. As of May 2026, the population is estimated at 6,666 people, reflecting minor growth from the 6,526 residents recorded during the 2021 Census. Demographic profiles indicate that the suburb of Inverloch has one of the strongest population growth outlooks nationally, characterized by an educated populace and a high percentage of retirement-aged residents, particularly couples without children. The local housing market exhibits high rates of outright home ownership, while the local economy benefits from a below-average unemployment rate, a notable utilities workforce, and a high proportion of married families.

Estimated residents are up from 6,526 at the 2021 Census — a change of 140 people, or 2.1%.

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Data to 17 Jul 2026

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Metrici

Inverloch

Latest FY Approvals

185,138

502

Current FY-to-Date Approvals

184,871

475

–Detached House Approvals

58/96.2%

89,436/61.9%

490/84.2%

–Attached/Other Approvals

2/3.8%

55,043/38.1%

92/15.8%

Average Annual Approvals

188,882

818

Total 5-Year Approvals

354

944,410

4,090

Approvals per 1,000 People (2yr)

6.5

8.9

Approvals per 1,000 People (5yr)

7.2

11.4

Pop Growth per Approval (2yr)

2.8

1.4

Pop Growth per Approval (5yr)

2.1

1.5

Persons per Approval

248

158

121

Residential Value per Unit

570

342

330

Commercial Development Value

42,106

105,080,908

222,372

Development Drivers Ranking

100

Address	Price	Sold	Type	Beds	Baths	Cars	Land	$/m² land
6 ovata pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.75M	20 Aug 2026	House	4	3	2	952m²	$1,837
6 mangrove dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$375K	20 Aug 2026	Land	0	0	0	606m²	$619
32 meanderri dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$900K	3 Aug 2026	House	4	2	2	1,262m²	$713
16 katrina st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$650K	27 July 2026	House	5	2	2	551m²	$1,180
15 estuary view, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.55M	23 July 2026	House	6	2	2	4,047m²	$383
24 julia st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$323K	20 July 2026	Unit	2	1	0	—	—
15 beachcomber dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$490K	15 July 2026	Land	0	0	0	656m²	$747
7 beachcomber dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$750K	15 July 2026	House	3	2	2	—	—
5a halford st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$825K	9 July 2026	House	3	2	1	740m²	$1,115
41 pymble ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.15M	9 July 2026	House	5	2	3	691m²	$1,664
1 cassinia st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$960K	3 July 2026	House	4	2	3	780m²	$1,231
92 surf pde, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	2 July 2026	House	4	2	4	—	—
19 veronica st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	2 July 2026	House	3	1	2	720m²	—
66 beachcomber dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.15M	1 July 2026	House	4	2	2	759m²	$1,515
17 nadia st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$330K	26 June 2026	Unit	2	1	0	—	—
4 capri pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.48M	24 June 2026	House	4	2	2	391m²	$3,772
32 headland way, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$383K	24 June 2026	Land	0	0	0	569m²	$672
39 paperbark pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$860K	24 June 2026	House	3	2	2	492m²	$1,748
11 citadel way, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	23 June 2026	House	4	2	2	612m²	—
3 marion ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$570K	20 June 2026	House	3	1	1	—	—
15 overlook dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$505K	15 June 2026	Land	0	0	0	609m²	$829
26b powlett st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$385K	28 May 2026	Land	0	0	0	408m²	$944
5 bunurong ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$699K	28 May 2026	House	3	2	2	653m²	$1,070
36 lohr ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.65M	20 May 2026	House	4	2	2	585m²	$2,821
11 beach ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	19 May 2026	House	6	4	6	1,780m²	—
5 alwyn ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$710K	19 May 2026	House	2	1	4	650m²	$1,092
10 nautilus rd, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$688K	19 May 2026	House	3	1	4	616m²	$1,116
72 meanderri dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$875K	18 May 2026	House	4	2	2	—	—
31 woodland heath dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	15 May 2026	House	4	2	3	900m²	—
17 cuttriss st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$865K	13 May 2026	House	3	1	3	586m²	$1,476
71 florida ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$693K	11 May 2026	House	3	2	2	—	—
13 artisan way, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$900K	1 May 2026	House	3	2	5	595m²	$1,513
70 woodland heath dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.28M	1 May 2026	House	3	2	2	—	—
11 messmate tce, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$910K	30 Apr 2026	House	4	3	4	922m²	$987
5 honeyeater circuit, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$830K	29 Apr 2026	House	3	2	2	505m²	$1,644
53 lohr ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.35M	28 Apr 2026	House	4	2	2	581m²	$2,324
36 cuttriss st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$650K	27 Apr 2026	House	3	1	1	589m²	$1,104
9 wilson ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$735K	24 Apr 2026	House	4	2	2	—	—
21 acacia ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.15M	24 Apr 2026	House	4	2	2	724m²	$1,588
22 pymble ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$645K	23 Apr 2026	House	3	1	0	650m²	$992
15 bruce st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$675K	22 Apr 2026	House	2	1	3	599m²	$1,127
2 sarah ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$389K	20 Apr 2026	House	2	1	2	—	—
26 beacon ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$860K	15 Apr 2026	House	3	1	0	892m²	$964
29B kenneth st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$425K	14 Apr 2026	Land	0	0	0	398m²	$1,068
64 veronica st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$842K	14 Apr 2026	House	3	2	1	641m²	$1,314
13 inverloch pde, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$795K	10 Apr 2026	House	4	2	1	712m²	$1,117
46 williams st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$810K	9 Apr 2026	House	3	2	2	644m²	$1,258
9 high st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$750K	1 Apr 2026	House	3	1	1	—	—
38A tamara cres, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1M	1 Apr 2026	House	4	2	2	612m²	$1,634
30 gordon ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$550K	31 Mar 2026	House	4	2	1	582m²	$945
37 julia st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$285K	27 Mar 2026	Unit	2	1	1	—	—
5 hobson pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$940K	27 Mar 2026	House	4	2	2	696m²	$1,350
17 queenscliff dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	24 Mar 2026	House	5	2	2	789m²	—
2A darling ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$955K	19 Mar 2026	House	4	2	2	318m²	$3,003
6 bayview ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.56M	19 Mar 2026	House	3	2	2	309m²	$5,049
10 venus st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.43M	18 Mar 2026	House	4	2	2	702m²	$2,030
5 sarah ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$390K	18 Mar 2026	Unit	2	1	0	—	—
11 paperbark pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.19M	18 Mar 2026	House	4	2	2	795m²	$1,497
6 evan pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	17 Mar 2026	House	3	2	6	922m²	—
25 anser pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$750K	4 Mar 2026	House	4	2	2	622m²	$1,206
34B leggetts ln, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.69M	4 Mar 2026	House	5	4	6	21,286m²	$79
26 nautilus rd, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$765K	28 Feb 2026	House	5	2	2	588m²	$1,301
11 couta ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$890K	26 Feb 2026	House	4	2	2	632m²	$1,408
24 victoria st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$810K	26 Feb 2026	House	3	1	1	1,012m²	$800
20 evergreen ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$775K	20 Feb 2026	House	3	1	0	1,178m²	$658
16 park st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	19 Feb 2026	House	3	2	2	872m²	—
39 florida ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.25M	19 Feb 2026	House	5	3	2	696m²	$1,796
15 melaleuca mews, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.33M	17 Feb 2026	House	4	2	3	908m²	$1,459
7 bayview ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$715K	17 Feb 2026	House	3	2	2	—	—
33 cashin st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$725K	16 Feb 2026	House	3	2	2	608m²	$1,192
9 the cres, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$780K	16 Feb 2026	House	3	2	2	—	—
44 woodland heath dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$847K	13 Feb 2026	House	3	2	2	724m²	$1,169
31 beilby ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	11 Feb 2026	House	3	1	1	603m²	—
5 oceanic dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$850K	11 Feb 2026	House	3	2	2	615m²	$1,382
110 drowleys rd, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	10 Feb 2026	Rural Property	3	2	6	323,749m²	—
3 belinda st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$315K	9 Feb 2026	Unit	2	1	1	—	—
3 munroe ct, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$680K	6 Feb 2026	Land	0	0	0	519m²	$1,310
27 veronica st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	5 Feb 2026	House	4	1	2	715m²	—
41 estuary view, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	3 Feb 2026	House	4	3	4	4,019m²	—
50 williams st, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$725K	30 Jan 2026	House	3	2	4	670m²	$1,082
10B pier rd, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$699K	27 Jan 2026	House	2	1	2	254m²	$2,752
10 pearsalls rd, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.43M	20 Jan 2026	Rural Property	5	3	5	6,070m²	$235
30 settlers ln, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$1.5M	19 Jan 2026	House	3	2	2	20,234m²	$74
70A surf pde, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$925K	14 Jan 2026	House	3	3	2	250m²	$3,700
17 outrigger dr, inverloch, VIC, 3996	—	12 Jan 2026	House	4	2	2	612m²	—
71 sandy mount ave, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$720K	12 Jan 2026	House	3	1	3	—	—
1 paperbark pl, inverloch, VIC, 3996	$935K	5 Jan 2026	House	4	2	2	570m²	$1,640

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaRest of Vic.	Comparison areaAustralia
Latest Population Est.	6,666	1,643,738	27,798,796
Growth Since Census	2.1%	4.3%	9.3%
Population 2021 Census	6,526	1,576,613	25,422,788
Natural Increase	0.0%	15.0%	20.0%
Overseas Migration	12.0%	47.0%	80.0%
Interstate Migration	88.0%	38.0%	0.0%
Population Forecast Growth (2041)	40.2%	8.2%	19.8%
Persons per Square Kilometer	61	7	3

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Total Employment	2,698	14,651,372	34,947
–Health Care & Social Assistance	17.2%	15.2%	14.8%
–Education & Training	13.3%	9.2%	8.7%
–Construction	11.5%	9.3%	12.2%
Labour Force	2,763	15,298,546	35,990
Participation Rate	49.6%	67.2%	56.1%
Working from Home	22.7%	23.9%	20.6%
Unemployment	2.3%	4.2%	2.9%
1Yr Emp. Growth	1.8%	1.5%	4.0%
5Yr Emp. Growth Forecast	6.7%	6.5%	6.1%
Employment Drivers Ranking	68	100	63

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Median Annual Income Est.	54,275	62,634	49,485
Average Annual Income Est.	69,672	80,499	62,871
ATO Median Taxable Income	49,512	57,137	45,142
ATO Average Taxable Income	63,558	73,435	57,354
Median Household Income	1,286	1,746	1,202
–$0 to 399	193 (7.1%)	638,312 (6.3%)	2,534 (8.3%)
–$400 to 799	649 (23.9%)	1,671,771 (16.5%)	7,725 (25.3%)
–$800 to 1,499	707 (26.0%)	2,158,104 (21.3%)	8,183 (26.8%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	693 (25.5%)	3,201,695 (31.6%)	8,214 (26.9%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	231 (8.5%)	1,114,514 (11.0%)	2,138 (7.0%)
–$4,000+	245 (9.0%)	1,357,681 (13.4%)	1,771 (5.8%)
Median Family Income	1,740	2,120	1,551
–$0 to 399	57 (3.1%)	236,192 (3.3%)	835 (4.1%)
–$400 to 799	284 (15.3%)	758,676 (10.6%)	3,237 (15.9%)
–$800 to 1,499	518 (27.9%)	1,474,408 (20.6%)	5,862 (28.8%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	576 (31.0%)	2,562,321 (35.8%)	7,002 (34.4%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	210 (11.3%)	973,396 (13.6%)	1,934 (9.5%)
–$4,000+	214 (11.5%)	1,145,171 (16.0%)	1,486 (7.3%)
Median Personal Income	703	805	637
–$0 to 399	1,753 (26.3%)	7,303,780 (26.3%)	21,843 (28.7%)
–$400 to 799	1,980 (29.7%)	6,526,191 (23.5%)	23,746 (31.2%)
–$800 to 1,499	1,566 (23.5%)	7,137,153 (25.7%)	18,342 (24.1%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	1,047 (15.7%)	5,359,808 (19.3%)	9,970 (13.1%)
–$3,000 to 3,499	120 (1.8%)	527,649 (1.9%)	761 (1.0%)
–$3,500+	200 (3.0%)	944,215 (3.4%)	1,446 (1.9%)
–Low Income (<$800/wk)	31.0%	22.8%	33.6%
–High Income (>$3,000/wk)	17.5%	24.4%	12.8%
Largest Income Group	$800 - 1,499	$1,500 - 2,999	$1,500 - 2,999
Household Disposable Income	4,870	6,376	4,502
SEIFA Score	5.7	5.6	4.1

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Total Dwellings (Census)	2,659	9,275,218	28,734
–Owned Outright	56.5%	32.1%	49.1%
–Owned with Mortgage	25.1%	36.2%	31.9%
–Rented	18.4%	31.7%	19.1%
–Detached Houses	91.1%	72.5%	93.3%
–Semi-Detached	8.5%	12.6%	4.5%
–Apartments	0.3%	14.3%	1.3%
–Other Dwellings	0.0%	0.6%	0.9%
–Median Monthly Mortgage	1,700	1,863	1,450
–Median Weekly Rent	346	375	295
–$0-149/wk	8.8%	7.3%	9.1%
–$150-349/wk	41.4%	33.4%	62.0%
–$350-649/wk	48.3%	50.9%	27.7%
–$650-949/wk	1.5%	6.6%	0.5%
–>$950/wk	0.0%	1.8%	0.7%
–Aggregate Housing Cost	702	1,189	706
–Mortgage / Income	30.5%	24.6%	27.8%
–Rent / Income	26.9%	21.5%	24.5%
–Persons per Bedroom	0.7	0.8	0.7

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Suburb	Distance	People	Median	Growth	Sales
Inverloch	—	6,666	—	—	—
Wonthaggi	11.7 km	6,188	—	—	—
North Wonthaggi	11.8 km	3,919	—	—	—
Korumburra	23.5 km	4,929	—	—	—
Leongatha	26.2 km	6,106	—	—	—
San Remo (Vic.)	32.5 km	2,183	—	—	—
Nyora (Vic.)	35.1 km	1,637	—	—	—
Cape Woolamai	35.4 km	2,687	—	—	—
Foster	41.8 km	2,144	—	—	—
Lang Lang	42.2 km	2,653	—	—	—
Mirboo North	46.4 km	2,388	—	—	—
Cowes	47.1 km	7,623	—	—	—
Koo Wee Rup	52.6 km	4,209	—	—	—
Crib Point	55.0 km	3,270	—	—	—
Somers	55.6 km	1,792	—	—	—
Tooradin	55.8 km	1,751	—	—	—
Yarragon	56.0 km	2,062	—	—	—
Warragul	56.2 km	23,605	—	—	—
Drouin	56.9 km	18,768	—	—	—
Bittern	57.7 km	4,183	—	—	—
Longwarry	58.0 km	3,112	—	—	—
Hastings (Vic.)	59.2 km	10,715	—	—	—

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Current Household Est.	2,718	10,142,077	30,565
Median Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.3
Total Households (Census)	2,661	9,275,217	28,734
–Lone Person Households	29.9%	25.6%	31.1%
–Group Households	1.6%	3.9%	2.3%
–Other Households	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
–Family Households	68.4%	70.5%	66.6%
–Couple with Children	21.9%	31.4%	22.8%
–Couple No Children	39.6%	26.8%	33.8%
–One Parent Family	6.2%	11.1%	9.3%
–Avg Children per Family	2	1.6	1.9
Currently Married	55.8%	46.5%	49.1%
Never Married	23.3%	36.5%	29.0%

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
University Qualifications	29.5%	30.4%	20.7%
–Bachelor Degree	19.1%	20.0%	13.9%
–Postgraduate Degree	5.5%	7.6%	3.6%
–Advanced Diploma	12.1%	10.8%	11.6%
–Certificate	22.6%	22.0%	28.2%
No Tertiary Qualifications	35.7%	36.8%	39.4%
Number of Schools	1	11,054	45
Total School Attendance	463	4,176,099	10,014
ICSEA Score	1,053	1,001	1,002
Education Drivers Ranking	65	100	47

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Transport Stops	21	171,981	223
Routes	3	12,966	13
Weekly Trips	85	1,140,068	524
Avg Dist. Between Stops (m)	199	235	547
Avg Dist. to Local Pop. (m)	524	7,586	1,594
Population per Stop	324	161	347
Population per Trip	80.1	24.3	147.7
Population per Route	2,270	2,136	5,955
Public Transport Access Ranking	18	100	19
Vehicles per Dwelling	1.4	1.4	1.5
Work from Home	22.7%	23.9%	20.6%
Single Mode Commute	76.7%	73.8%	78.7%
Two Mode	0.6%	1.9%	0.7%
Three+ Mode	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
–Car	94.3%	84.1%	91.5%
–Train	0.6%	4.9%	0.3%
–Bus	0.0%	3.6%	0.4%
–Walk	4.0%	3.7%	5.7%
–Cycle	0.5%	1.0%	0.8%
–Ferry	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
–Tram/Light Rail	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
–Other	0.5%	1.1%	0.8%

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Private Health Cover Rate	52.0%	55.7%	47.7%
Need for Assistance	6.3%	5.8%	6.8%
Zero L/T Health Conditions	61.7%	69.8%	61.6%
One Long Term Condition	24.2%	20.5%	24.5%
Two Long Term Conditions	8.7%	6.4%	8.8%
3+ Long Term Conditions	5.4%	3.3%	5.1%
–Arthritis	11.6%	7.7%	11.2%
–Asthma	7.3%	7.4%	7.9%
–Cancer	4.5%	2.6%	3.7%
–Dementia / Alzheimers	1.2%	0.7%	0.7%
–Diabetes	4.8%	4.3%	5.0%
–Heart Disease	6.4%	3.6%	5.3%
–Kidney Disease	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%
–Lung Condition	2.2%	1.6%	2.4%
–Mental Health Issue	7.9%	8.0%	8.9%
–Stroke	1.4%	0.8%	1.3%
–Other Condition	7.3%	7.3%	7.6%

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Born Overseas	14.1%	29.3%	14.7%
Born in Australia	85.9%	70.7%	85.3%
Australian Citizens	92.4%	83.8%	89.3%
Speak English Only	95.9%	76.4%	95.1%
Speak Other Language	4.1%	23.6%	4.9%
Indigenous Population	0.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Largest Ethnic Group	English	English	English
Main Religion	Christianity	Christianity	Christianity
–Buddhism	0.7%	2.6%	0.9%
–Christianity	44.0%	47.5%	42.9%
–Hinduism	0.2%	2.9%	0.3%
–Islam	0.4%	3.5%	0.1%
–Judaism	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%
–Other	0.2%	1.4%	0.5%
–No Religion	54.4%	41.6%	55.2%

Metrici	Inverloch	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Median Age	53	38	50
Largest Age Group	65 to 74	25 to 34	65 to 74
Children (0-14)	16.0%	17.5%	15.1%
Working Age (15-64)	50.0%	64.7%	55.4%
Seniors (65+)	34.5%	17.8%	29.5%
Age Distribution Variance	18.0%	16.0%	17.0%
Dependency Ratio	101.0%	55.0%	80.0%
Fastest Growing Age Group	85+	85+	85+