Victoria · Postcode 3898

Anglers Rest postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 240 km from Melbourne

Outer Regional
31
Population (2021)
$900
Household income/wk
65
Median age
3/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Anglers Rest at a glance vs VIC

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

3898 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
31 People Resident population, Census 2021
East Gippsland Council area 149 suburbs, 27 postcodes
65 Median age Years, Census 2021
$900/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 3/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$900/wk
50% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
3/10
3.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
65 years
19.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below VIC average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Anglers Rest ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Anglers Rest vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricAnglers RestVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Mortgage/month $2,383 +VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 65 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 -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.

Anglers Rest is a locality 240 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3898. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Anglers Rest has a population of 31 with a median age of 65. The median weekly household income is $900, below the VIC average.

Housing in Anglers Rest includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,383, 10 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Anglers Rest scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Anglers Rest is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Anglers Rest details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode3898
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)31
Median Age65 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$383/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,383
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area86.5 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings10
Australian Citizens51.6%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-36.9939045
Longitude147.4819571
Distance from Melbourne240 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - East
Local GovernmentEast Gippsland
Federal ElectorateGippsland
State ElectorateOvens Valley (Northern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (32.3%) 65+ (35.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years10 (32.3%)
65+ years11 (35.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Anglers Rest is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis4 (12.9%)

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 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles4 (100.0%)

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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.