Portarlington is a historic coastal township located
on the Bellarine Peninsula, 28 km from the city of
Geelong, in the state of Victoria,
Australia. The gently rising hills behind the town
feature vineyards and olive groves, overlooking
Port Phillip Bay.
Portarlington is a popular family holiday
destination and a centre of fishing and aquaculture
(mussels). At one time Portarlington claimed the
largest Fur Seal in the Southern Hemisphere,
although the size of that beast has reduced
considerably in recent decades. In the 2011 census,
Portarlington (including Bellarine and the rural
section of St Leonards) had a population of 3,580
people.