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Portland suburb profile

Portland is a small Central Tablelands town with a quiet, country-town character that serves surrounding farms and lifestyle properties. The centre has a compact main street of modest civic buildings and local shops, and housing ranges from older cottages and brick homes to newer residences on larger blocks. Life here moves at an easy pace, shaped by community sport, local events and ready access to open paddocks and rolling hills. Portland appeals to people who want a rural setting while remaining within reach of larger regional centres for broader services and work opportunities.

Portland property market performance

The suburb sees relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values have risen sharply, up 20.9% over the last 12 months.

Over the last three months nine houses were sold, and houses changed hands in a median of 70 days.

The rental market in Portland shows house rents at $450 a week, up sharply 12.5% over the last 12 months.

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Median price
Past 3 months
N/AN/A
Change in value
Past 12 months
20.9%N/A
Sold
Past 3 months
9N/A
Median days on market
Past 12 months
70N/A
Average rent
Past 12 months
$450N/A
Change in rent
Past 12 months
12.5%N/A

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Portland demographics

Portland has a population of 2,447 people and a median age of 46. The median total household income is $1,150 a week, which is about $59,800 a year.

Couple families without children are the largest family type at 44.9%, while couple families with children make up 34.5%. Together those couple families account for roughly 79.4% of families. One-parent families represent 19.7% and other families 0.9%.

Homes in Portland are mostly owner-occupied: 49.7% are owned outright and a further 34.8% are owned with a mortgage, giving owner-occupiers about 84.5% in total. Renters make up 15.5% of dwellings.

Suburbs near Portland

Some popular suburbs near Portland include:

  • Meadow Flat: Small rural locality in the Central Tablelands with farmland and rolling hills.
  • Yetholme: Semi-rural community on mixed grazing and bushland in the Central Tablelands.
  • Littleton: Quiet, tree-lined village in a farming area with a broad valley setting.
  • Lithgow: Regional centre with industrial roots and access to surrounding bush and reserves.
  • Hartley: Small historic settlement offering sandstone buildings and a rugged Tablelands landscape.
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