Birchip West Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Above VIC income

3483

Postcode for Birchip West, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 275 km from Melbourne · Pop. 9

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

60.3

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 Birchip West ranks: household income is in the top 25% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC.

How Birchip West Compares

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

Metric	Birchip West	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Median age	30	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +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.

Birchip West is a locality 275 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3483. It falls within the North West region. The local government area is Buloke.

According to the 2021 Census, Birchip West has a population of 9 with a median age of 30. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the VIC average.

Housing in Birchip West includes a 4 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Birchip West scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

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

Birchip West Details

Postcode	3483
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	9
Median Age	30 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,312/week
Average Household Size	1.7 persons
Area	60.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	4
Australian Citizens	55.6%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-36.0436803
Longitude	142.8076291
Distance from Melbourne	275 km
Region (SA4)	North West
Area (SA3)	Murray River - Swan Hill
Local Government	Buloke
Federal Electorate	Mallee

Age Profile

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

Show counts

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Birchip West

Warmur 6.7 km Morton Plains 7.0 km Karyrie 8.7 km Ballapur 9.5 km Birchip 11.7 km Wilkur 12.9 km Watchem 13.3 km Kinnabulla 16.8 km Watchem West 17.8 km Reedy Dam 19.1 km Whirily 22.4 km Massey 22.5 km

Same Postcode (3483)

Ballapur Birchip Curyo Jil Jil Karyrie Kinnabulla Marlbed Narraport Whirily

More Birchip West Data

Buloke LGA 83 suburbs, 17 postcodes, 6,127 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Horsham (91.9 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.