Barrakee Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA

3525

Postcode for Barrakee, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 215 km from Melbourne · Pop. 22

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

20.7

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 Barrakee ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Barrakee Compares

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

Metric	Barrakee	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,083 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	54	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Barrakee is a locality 215 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3525. It falls within the North West region. The local government area is Buloke.

According to the 2021 Census, Barrakee has a population of 22 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $900, below the VIC average.

Housing in Barrakee includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, 8 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below 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, Barrakee scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Barrakee is part of the Murray River - Swan Hill statistical area in Victoria.

Barrakee Details

Postcode	3525
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	22
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$425/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,083
Average Household Size	2.6 persons
Area	20.7 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	86.4%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-36.2914398
Longitude	143.4666497
Distance from Melbourne	215 km
Region (SA4)	North West
Area (SA3)	Murray River - Swan Hill
Local Government	Buloke
Federal Electorate	Mallee

Age Profile

27.3%

18.2%

0–14 (27.3%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (27.3%) 65+ (18.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	6 (27.3%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	6 (27.3%)
65+ years	4 (18.2%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis

4 (18.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles	10 (100.0%)

Suburbs Near Barrakee

Woosang 2.1 km Yeungroon East 5.9 km Wychitella 9.0 km Charlton 10.7 km Richmond Plains 12.1 km Nareewillock 12.6 km Buckrabanyule 12.8 km Skinners Flat 13.9 km Teddywaddy 15.4 km Wychitella North 17.5 km Terrappee 17.8 km Yeungroon 18.4 km

Same Postcode (3525)

Buckrabanyule Charlton Chirrip Granite Flat Lake Marmal Nareewillock Teddywaddy Teddywaddy West Terrappee Wooroonook Wychitella Wychitella North Yeungroon Yeungroon East

More Barrakee Data

Buloke LGA 83 suburbs, 17 postcodes, 6,127 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bendigo (89.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Buloke LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.