Balintore Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional
3249
Postcode for Balintore, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 133 km from Melbourne · Pop. 59
59
Population
40
Median Age
$866
Household Income/wk
$300
Median Rent/wk
3/10
SEIFA Advantage
16.2
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 Balintore ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs.

How Balintore Compares

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

MetricBalintoreVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $866 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $300 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,733 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 40 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.

Balintore is a locality 133 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3249. It falls within the Warrnambool and South West region. The local government area is Colac Otway.

According to the 2021 Census, Balintore has a population of 59 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $866, below the VIC average.

Housing in Balintore includes a median weekly rent of $300, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 25 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 84.2% of housing.

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

Balintore is part of the Colac - Corangamite statistical area in Victoria.

Balintore Details

Postcode3249
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)59
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$866/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$664/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$300
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area16.2 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings25
Australian Citizens84.7%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-38.2842302
Longitude143.5689749
Distance from Melbourne133 km
Region (SA4)Warrnambool and South West
Area (SA3)Colac - Corangamite
Local GovernmentColac Otway
Federal ElectorateWannon

Age Profile

0–14 (28.8%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (32.2%) 45–64 (13.6%) 65+ (18.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years17 (28.8%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years19 (32.2%)
45–64 years8 (13.6%)
65+ years11 (18.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (52.6%) Mortgaged (31.6%) Rented (15.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Diabetes5 (8.5%)
Asthma5 (8.5%)
Heart Disease5 (8.5%)
Cancer4 (6.8%)
Arthritis3 (5.1%)

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 vehicle10 (43.5%)
2 vehicles6 (26.1%)
3+ vehicles7 (30.4%)

Suburbs Near Balintore

Same Postcode (3249)

More Balintore Data

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.