Big Desert Postcode

Victoria

Remote Above VIC income
3490
Postcode for Big Desert, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 394 km from Melbourne · Pop. 8
8
Population
40
Median Age
$5,500
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
N/A/10
SEIFA Advantage
6072.4
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 Big Desert ranks: household income is in the top 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC.

How Big Desert Compares

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

MetricBig DesertVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $5,500 +VIC $1,817 $1,836
Median age 40 46.0 45.0
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.

Big Desert is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3490. It lies roughly 394 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Mildura.

According to the 2021 Census, Big Desert has a population of 8 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $5,500, above the VIC average.

Big Desert is part of the Mildura statistical area in Victoria.

Big Desert Details

Postcode3490
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)8
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$5,500/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$524/week
Average Household Size5 persons
Area6072.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
Latitude-35.6209
Longitude141.485
Distance from Melbourne394 km
Region (SA4)North West
Area (SA3)Mildura
Local GovernmentMildura
Federal ElectorateMallee

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
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0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Big Desert

Tutye 37.4 km Albacutya 45.4 km Boinka 47.3 km Murrayville 48.3 km Yaapeet 49.5 km Cowangie 50.5 km Yanac 52.7 km Linga 53.7 km Rainbow 55.7 km Carina 57.4 km Underbool 58.0 km Broughton 60.0 km

Same Postcode (3490)

Boinka Kulwin Mittyack Murray-Sunset Ouyen Torrita Tutye

More Big Desert Data

Mildura LGA 45 suburbs, 14 postcodes, 56,972 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Horsham (137.1 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Mildura LGA

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.