Portsea, Victoria

Portsea
MelbourneVictoria
Portsea Pier
Portsea is located in Melbourne
Portsea
Portsea
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Coordinates38°19′14″S 144°43′02″E / 38.32056°S 144.71722°E / -38.32056; 144.71722
Population787 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density197/km2 (510/sq mi)
Established1850s
Postcode(s)3944
Area4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Location95 km (59 mi) from Melbourne CBD
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)Nepean
Federal division(s)Flinders
Suburbs around Portsea:
Point Nepean Port Phillip
Portsea
Bass Strait Sorrento

Portsea is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Portsea recorded a population of 787 at the 2021 census.[1]

Portsea is located on the opposite side of Port Phillip Bay. The suburb is located on the bay itself, but the locality boundaries stretch as far west as Point Nepean and incorporate a section of Bass Strait coastline. Portsea is the westernmost town on the Mornington Peninsula, and lies adjacent to Sorrento. It has one of the highest average incomes in Australia.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Portsea (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata