Brookville Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
3896
Postcode for Brookville, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 242 km from Melbourne · Pop. 16
16
Population
56
Median Age
$824
Household Income/wk
$100
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
181.0
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 Brookville ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Brookville Compares

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

MetricBrookvilleVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $824 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $100 -VIC $375 $390
Median age 56 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.

Brookville is a locality 242 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3896. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Brookville has a population of 16 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $824, below the VIC average.

Housing in Brookville includes a median weekly rent of $100, 10 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, Brookville scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Brookville is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Brookville Details

Postcode3896
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)16
Median Age56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$824/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$425/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$100
Average Household Size2 persons
Area181.0 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings10
Australian Citizens118.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-37.3125256
Longitude147.640009
Distance from Melbourne242 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - East
Local GovernmentEast Gippsland
Federal ElectorateGippsland

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (31.2%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (50.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years5 (31.2%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years8 (50.0%)

Housing Tenure

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)

Heart Disease5 (31.2%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (25.0%)
2 vehicles4 (33.3%)
3+ vehicles5 (41.7%)

Suburbs Near Brookville

Doctors Flat 9.0 km Swifts Creek 9.4 km Cassilis 11.9 km Wentworth 13.5 km Tongio 15.8 km Stirling 16.7 km Ensay 17.3 km Ensay North 17.5 km Marthavale 18.7 km Omeo 23.9 km Bindi 24.4 km Reedy Flat 26.0 km

Same Postcode (3896)

Bindi Nunniong Swifts Creek Tongio

More Brookville Data

East Gippsland LGA 149 suburbs, 27 postcodes, 48,441 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bairnsdale (57.6 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for East Gippsland 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.