Barramunga Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
3249
Postcode for Barramunga, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 140 km from Melbourne · Pop. 11
11
Population
48
Median Age
$1,125
Household Income/wk
$220
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
88.4
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 Barramunga ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Barramunga Compares

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

MetricBarramungaVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $220 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $2,232 +VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 48 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.

Barramunga is a locality 140 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, Barramunga has a population of 11 with a median age of 48. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the VIC average.

Housing in Barramunga includes a median weekly rent of $220, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,232, with 5 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, Barramunga scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

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

Barramunga Details

Postcode3249
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)11
Median Age48 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$849/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$220
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,232
Average Household Size1.5 persons
Area88.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings5
Australian Citizens81.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-38.5770348
Longitude143.6874429
Distance from Melbourne140 km
Region (SA4)Warrnambool and South West
Area (SA3)Colac - Corangamite
Local GovernmentColac Otway
Federal ElectorateWannon

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (63.6%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (36.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years7 (63.6%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years4 (36.4%)

Housing Tenure

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.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles3 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Barramunga

Same Postcode (3249)

More Barramunga 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.