Cape Paterson, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Cape Paterson is more socio-economically advantaged than about 64% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1011, 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.
Cape Paterson at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,111
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $1,285
- SEIFA score
- 1011
- Coordinates
- -38.6558, 145.6180
Cape Paterson demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cape Paterson 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 mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 16% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 135 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 84 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 193 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 355 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 341 | 31% |
Share of the 1,108 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 254 | 54% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 112 | 24% |
| Rented | 77 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 452 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 9 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 464 occupied private dwellings in Cape Paterson.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,632
- Median weekly personal income
- $656
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 152 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 54 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 553 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 235
- Employed part-time
- 210
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.
Common questions about Cape Paterson
Where is Cape Paterson?
Cape Paterson is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Cape Paterson?
At the 2021 Census, Cape Paterson had a population of about 1,111.
Is Cape Paterson an advantaged area?
Cape Paterson has an ABS SEIFA score of 1011, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 64 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 64% of Australian suburbs.
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