Camperdown (Vic.), VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Camperdown is a regional town in south-western Victoria, in Corangamite Shire, about 190 kilometres west of Melbourne and 55 kilometres north of the Great Ocean Road at Princetown. It sits at 171 metres above sea level in the volcanic Lakes and Craters district — a landscape of old scoria cones, maar craters and crater lakes. Crater lakes Bullen Merri and Gnotuk lie immediately to the west; Lake Purrumbete to the east. [HELD — FIRST NATIONS GATE: a sentence naming the traditional owners of the Camperdown district was drafted here; held from publication per company.md §5 (confirmed HOLD, no reviewer engaged) until reviewer sign-off and Lauren lifts the hold. Reinstatable after review.] The town is named after the Earl of Camperdown; the Manifold brothers settled here from the late 1830s, and the post office opened in 1854. Getting there: Camperdown is at the Princes Highway (A1) and Hamilton Highway (A300) junction, roughly midway between Geelong (120 km east) and Warrnambool (70 km west). No rail service — car is best. Population: 3,354 at the 2021 Census (ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, SAL20460, Suburbs and Localities). Median age is 51, substantially older than the Victorian average of 38. The economy is anchored in dairy farming, local government, aged care and health services — the Corangamite Shire seat, with unemployment of 2.8% at the last Census (Victoria: 5.0%). Landmarks include the elm-lined Manifold Street and the bluestone Gothic Manifold Clock Tower of 1897. It is a gateway for western Otways and surf-coast itineraries.
Less advantaged than the national average
Camperdown (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 927, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Camperdown (Vic.) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Camperdown (Vic.) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
20/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (20/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
65/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $240 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 65% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Camperdown (Vic.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,354
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,128
- SEIFA score
- 927
- Local government area
- Corangamite
- Coordinates
- -38.2270, 143.1341
Map of Camperdown (Vic.)
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Housing & property in Camperdown (Vic.)
What it costs to live in Camperdown (Vic.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $240
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,127
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 77%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 20%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Camperdown (Vic.) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Camperdown (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Camperdown (Vic.) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 31% and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 515 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 319 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 652 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 840 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,042 | 31% |
Share of the 3,368 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 690 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 392 | 28% |
| Rented | 287 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,319 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 91 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,410 occupied private dwellings in Camperdown (Vic.).
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,534
- Median weekly personal income
- $628
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 236 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 84 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 31 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,023 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Employed full-time
- 789
- Employed part-time
- 523
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Camperdown (Vic.)
Is Camperdown (Vic.) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Camperdown (Vic.) rates 35/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Camperdown (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Camperdown (Vic.) was $240, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,127. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Camperdown (Vic.)?
Camperdown (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Corangamite local government area.
What is the population of Camperdown (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, Camperdown (Vic.) had a population of about 3,354.
Is Camperdown (Vic.) an advantaged area?
Camperdown (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 927, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 20 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of Australian suburbs.
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