Bete Bolong North Postcode

Victoria

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

3888

Postcode for Bete Bolong North, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 294 km from Melbourne · Pop. 13

Population

Median Age

$1,375

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

68.9

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 Bete Bolong North ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bete Bolong North Compares

Bete Bolong North vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Bete Bolong North	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,375 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$995 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	59	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -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.

Bete Bolong North is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3888. It lies roughly 294 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Bete Bolong North has a population of 13 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the VIC average.

Housing in Bete Bolong North includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $995, 6 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, Bete Bolong North scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Bete Bolong North is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Bete Bolong North Details

Postcode	3888
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	13
Median Age	59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$624/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$995
Average Household Size	2.2 persons
Area	68.9 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	6
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-37.5892422
Longitude	148.290893
Distance from Melbourne	294 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Gippsland - East
Local Government	East Gippsland
Federal Electorate	Gippsland

Age Profile

30.8%

46.2%

0–14 (30.8%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (46.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	4 (30.8%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	6 (46.2%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma

3 (23.1%)

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	5 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Bete Bolong North

Yalmy 12.1 km Buchan 14.0 km Buchan South 15.7 km Jarrahmond 15.7 km Bete Bolong 16.1 km Waygara 18.1 km Wairewa 18.1 km Simpsons Creek 18.2 km Wombat Creek 18.7 km Orbost 19.9 km Tostaree 20.0 km Newmerella 21.7 km

Same Postcode (3888)

More Bete Bolong North Data

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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.