Blackwarry Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

3844

Postcode for Blackwarry, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 159 km from Melbourne · Pop. 38

Population

Median Age

$1,562

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

35.3

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 Blackwarry 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 Blackwarry Compares

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

Metric	Blackwarry	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,562 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$3,033 +VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	46	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.

Blackwarry is a locality 159 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3844. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Wellington.

According to the 2021 Census, Blackwarry has a population of 38 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,562, below the VIC average.

Housing in Blackwarry includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,033, 14 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, Blackwarry scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Blackwarry is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Blackwarry Details

Postcode	3844
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	38
Median Age	46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,562/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$725/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$3,033
Average Household Size	2.4 persons
Area	35.3 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	14
Australian Citizens	92.1%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-38.4193287
Longitude	146.606259
Distance from Melbourne	159 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Wellington
Local Government	Wellington
Federal Electorate	Gippsland

Age Profile

13.2%

28.9%

36.8%

0–14 (13.2%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (28.9%) 45–64 (36.8%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	5 (13.2%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	11 (28.9%)
45–64 years	14 (36.8%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

66.7%

33.3%

Owned outright (66.7%) Mortgaged (33.3%) 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)

Arthritis	4 (10.5%)
Diabetes	4 (10.5%)
Asthma	3 (7.9%)

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	7 (53.8%)
2 vehicles	6 (46.2%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Blackwarry

Callignee South 4.9 km Mount Tassie 5.2 km Balook 5.7 km Tarra Valley 5.8 km Macks Creek 7.4 km Carrajung 8.9 km Won Wron 10.0 km Calrossie 10.6 km Callignee 10.9 km Callignee North 11.0 km Devon North 11.5 km Koornalla 12.2 km

Same Postcode (3844)

Callignee Callignee North Callignee South Carrajung Carrajung Lower Carrajung South Flynn Flynns Creek Koornalla Loy Yang Mount Tassie Traralgon Traralgon East Traralgon South Tyers Willung South

More Blackwarry 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.