Amherst Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
3371
Postcode for Amherst, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 136 km from Melbourne · Pop. 63
63
Population
57
Median Age
$850
Household Income/wk
$200
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
34.0
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Amherst ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Amherst Compares

Amherst vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricAmherstVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $850 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $200 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $732 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 57 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -VIC 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the VIC average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Amherst is a locality 136 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3371. It falls within the Ballarat region. The local government area is Central Goldfields.

According to the 2021 Census, Amherst has a population of 63 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $850, below the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 3 (4.8% of residents).

Housing in Amherst includes a median weekly rent of $200, median monthly mortgage repayment of $732, with 24 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 83.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Amherst scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Amherst is part of the Maryborough - Pyrenees statistical area in Victoria.

Amherst Details

Postcode3371
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)63
Median Age57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$850/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$454/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$200
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$732
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area34.0 km²
Population Density2/km²
Total Dwellings24
Australian Citizens79.4%
Indigenous Population3 (4.8%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-37.1560117
Longitude143.6655871
Distance from Melbourne136 km
Region (SA4)Ballarat
Area (SA3)Maryborough - Pyrenees
Local GovernmentCentral Goldfields
Federal ElectorateMallee

Age Profile

0–14 (14.3%) 15–24 (15.9%) 25–44 (19.0%) 45–64 (36.5%) 65+ (31.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years9 (14.3%)
15–24 years10 (15.9%)
25–44 years12 (19.0%)
45–64 years23 (36.5%)
65+ years20 (31.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (54.2%) Mortgaged (29.2%) Rented (16.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis14 (22.2%)
Asthma8 (12.7%)
Heart Disease3 (4.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle7 (24.1%)
2 vehicles14 (48.3%)
3+ vehicles8 (27.6%)

Suburbs Near Amherst

Talbot 3.3 km Lillicur 3.6 km Caralulup 5.1 km Daisy Hill 7.2 km Red Lion 7.5 km Stony Creek 8.0 km Adelaide Lead 8.1 km Dunach 9.4 km Evansford 10.0 km Burnbank 10.0 km Mount Glasgow 10.3 km Bung Bong 10.8 km

Same Postcode (3371)

Burnbank Caralulup Dunach Evansford Lillicur Mount Glasgow Red Lion Stony Creek Talbot

More Amherst Data

Central Goldfields LGA 38 suburbs, 7 postcodes, 13,549 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Ballarat (47.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Central Goldfields LGA

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.