Boinka Postcode

Victoria

Remote Top 10% SEIFA Above VIC income

3490

Postcode for Boinka, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 418 km from Melbourne · Pop. 14

Population

Median Age

$3,999

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

276.0

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 Boinka ranks: household income is in the top 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Boinka Compares

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

Metric	Boinka	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$3,999 +VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Median age	54	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.

Boinka is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3490. It lies roughly 418 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Mildura.

According to the 2021 Census, Boinka has a population of 14 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $3,999, above the VIC average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Boinka scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Boinka is part of the Mildura statistical area in Victoria.

Boinka Details

Postcode	3490
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	14
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$3,999/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$350/week
Average Household Size	2.7 persons
Area	276.0 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	78.6%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-35.2044399
Longitude	141.5929146
Distance from Melbourne	418 km
Region (SA4)	North West
Area (SA3)	Mildura
Local Government	Mildura
Federal Electorate	Mallee

Age Profile

21.4%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (21.4%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	3 (21.4%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

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 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Boinka

Linga 10.2 km Tutye 12.5 km Underbool 19.9 km Cowangie 20.7 km Murray-Sunset 21.7 km Torrita 32.7 km Murrayville 37.8 km Walpeup 43.9 km Carina 45.2 km Big Desert 47.3 km Patchewollock 51.2 km Panitya 54.8 km

Same Postcode (3490)

Big Desert Kulwin Mittyack Murray-Sunset Ouyen Torrita Tutye

More Boinka Data

Mildura LGA 45 suburbs, 14 postcodes, 56,972 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mildura (125.2 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Mildura 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.