Pearsondale
VIC 3851 · Wellington
125 (2021) → 127 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pearsondale is a moderate growth suburb in Wellington, VIC 3851, about 185km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Pearsondale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 29km inland. Pearsondale has an overall score of 32/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 3851 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top languages: Tamil (2.4%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 983 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Wurruk Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 827
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1045
- Gippsland Grammar - Second CampusCombined · Independent · 3.9km
- Catholic College Sale - Cathedral Hall CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.9km
- Catholic College SaleSecondary · Catholic · 4.1kmICSEA 1015
- Sale CollegeSecondary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 943
- Sale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1003
- Gippsland GrammarCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1096
- Araluen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 946
- St Thomas' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6kmICSEA 1039
- Sale College-Guthridge CampusSecondary · Government · 6km
- Guthridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 973
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
No licensed pubs, bars or clubs are registered in this suburb per the VGCCC register.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Pearsondale
How far is Pearsondale from Melbourne CBD?
Pearsondale is about 184.6 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Pearsondale?
Pearsondale has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pearsondale?
Pearsondale has a transport score of 35/100.