Inverloch, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Inverloch is a coastal town in South Gippsland, Victoria, about 143 kilometres south-east of Melbourne where Anderson Inlet meets Bass Strait. It lies in the traditional country of the Bunurong people, and the surrounding shoreline is protected within the Bunurong Marine and Coastal parks. The town grew from an 1840s pastoral run taken up by the Scottish settler Samuel Anderson and his brothers, and its post office opened in 1883 as Anderson's Inlet before being renamed Inverloch in 1889 — a name drawn from Loch Inver in Scotland. The nearby coast is one of Australia's most important dinosaur-fossil sites: the country's first dinosaur bone, the Cape Paterson Claw, was found here in 1903. Today Inverloch is a popular holiday spot for swimming, surfing and fishing.
More advantaged than the national average
Inverloch is more socio-economically advantaged than about 64% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1012, 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.
Inverloch at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,526
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $1,286
- SEIFA score
- 1012
- Coordinates
- -38.6205, 145.7114
Inverloch demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Inverloch 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 35%, 18% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,014 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 484 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,112 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,669 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,257 | 35% |
Share of the 6,536 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,463 | 55% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 653 | 25% |
| Rented | 474 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,423 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 227 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,659 occupied private dwellings in Inverloch.
- Median weekly rent
- $346
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,700
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,740
- Median weekly personal income
- $703
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 869 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 258 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 40 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,733 (52%)
- Labour-force participation
- 48.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Employed full-time
- 1,244
- Employed part-time
- 1,094
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.
Weather and climate in Inverloch
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Inverloch is January (average daytime high around 24.5°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.1°C). The area receives roughly 932 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.5°C | 14.2°C | 67 mm |
| Feb | 23.5°C | 13.9°C | 43 mm |
| Mar | 21.9°C | 13.3°C | 62 mm |
| Apr | 18.5°C | 11°C | 66 mm |
| May | 15.1°C | 9°C | 89 mm |
| Jun | 12.7°C | 7.2°C | 86 mm |
| Jul | 12.1°C | 6.6°C | 80 mm |
| Aug | 12.7°C | 6.7°C | 96 mm |
| Sep | 15.1°C | 7.7°C | 90 mm |
| Oct | 17.7°C | 9°C | 100 mm |
| Nov | 19.4°C | 10.5°C | 86 mm |
| Dec | 22.2°C | 12.1°C | 67 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Inverloch
Where is Inverloch?
Inverloch is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Inverloch?
At the 2021 Census, Inverloch had a population of about 6,526.
Is Inverloch an advantaged area?
Inverloch has an ABS SEIFA score of 1012, 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.
What is the weather like in Inverloch?
Inverloch has average daytime highs of about 18°C and overnight lows of about 10.1°C, with roughly 932 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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