Balnarring Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
3926
Postcode for Balnarring, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 63 km from Melbourne · Pop. 2,371
2,371
Population
46
Median Age
$1,918
Household Income/wk
$480
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
27.5
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 Balnarring ranks: rents are among the top 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Balnarring Compares

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

MetricBalnarringVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,918 ≈VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $480 +VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $2,167 +VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 46 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 1.7% -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.

Balnarring is a locality 63 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3926. It falls within the Mornington Peninsula region. The local government area is Mornington Peninsula.

According to the 2021 Census, Balnarring has a population of 2,371 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,918, close to the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 1.7%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 23 (1.0% of residents).

Housing in Balnarring includes a median weekly rent of $480, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 841 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.6% of housing.

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

Balnarring is served by Balnarring Primary School.

Balnarring is part of the Mornington Peninsula statistical area in Victoria.

Balnarring Details

Postcode3926
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)2,371
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,918/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$862/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$480
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area27.5 km²
Population Density86/km²
Total Dwellings841
Australian Citizens90.3%
Indigenous Population23 (1.0%)
Unemployment Rate1.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-38.371
Longitude145.118
Distance from Melbourne63 km
Region (SA4)Mornington Peninsula
Area (SA3)Mornington Peninsula
Local GovernmentMornington Peninsula
Federal ElectorateFlinders

Age Profile

0–14 (19.7%) 15–24 (8.4%) 25–44 (19.7%) 45–64 (28.1%) 65+ (23.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years467 (19.7%)
15–24 years200 (8.4%)
25–44 years466 (19.7%)
45–64 years666 (28.1%)
65+ years563 (23.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (40.6%) Rented (9.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis219 (9.2%)
Asthma179 (7.5%)
Heart Disease117 (4.9%)
Cancer104 (4.4%)
Diabetes61 (2.6%)
Lung Condition28 (1.2%)
Dementia13 (0.5%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle7 (0.8%)
1 vehicle220 (26.5%)
2 vehicles376 (45.4%)
3+ vehicles226 (27.3%)

Schools in Balnarring

Balnarring Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1084 · 312 students

Suburbs Near Balnarring

Same Postcode (3926)

More Balnarring 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.