Buckland Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional

3740

Postcode for Buckland, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 207 km from Melbourne · Pop. 156

156

Population

Median Age

$1,481

Household Income/wk

$275

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

379.0

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

How Buckland Compares

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

Metric	Buckland	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,481 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Rent/wk	$275 -VIC	$375	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,300 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	47	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.

Buckland is a locality 207 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3740. It falls within the Hume region. The local government area is Alpine.

According to the 2021 Census, Buckland has a population of 156 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $1,481, below the VIC average.

Housing in Buckland includes a median weekly rent of $275, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 57 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 88.5% of housing.

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

Buckland is part of the Wodonga - Alpine statistical area in Victoria.

Buckland Details

Postcode	3740
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	156
Median Age	47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,481/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$738/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$275
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,300
Average Household Size	2.6 persons
Area	379.0 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	57
Australian Citizens	98.7%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-36.7500523
Longitude	146.8796103
Distance from Melbourne	207 km
Region (SA4)	Hume
Area (SA3)	Wodonga - Alpine
Local Government	Alpine
Federal Electorate	Indi

Age Profile

16.0%

20.5%

32.1%

19.2%

0–14 (16.0%) 15–24 (4.5%) 25–44 (20.5%) 45–64 (32.1%) 65+ (19.2%)

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0–14 years	25 (16.0%)
15–24 years	7 (4.5%)
25–44 years	32 (20.5%)
45–64 years	50 (32.1%)
65+ years	30 (19.2%)

Housing Tenure

44.2%

11.5%

Owned outright (44.2%) Mortgaged (44.2%) Rented (11.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	23 (14.7%)
Asthma	15 (9.6%)
Diabetes	8 (5.1%)
Heart Disease	5 (3.2%)
Lung Condition	4 (2.6%)
Cancer	4 (2.6%)

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	5 (10.2%)
2 vehicles	18 (36.7%)
3+ vehicles	26 (53.1%)

Suburbs Near Buckland

Porepunkah 7.5 km Mount Buffalo 9.3 km Bright 9.5 km Wandiligong 9.8 km Germantown 12.5 km Eurobin 13.4 km Freeburgh 13.7 km Havillah 13.7 km Havilah 13.7 km Smoko 17.9 km Ovens 18.0 km Rosewhite 18.4 km

Same Postcode (3740)

Mount Buffalo Porepunkah

More Buckland Data

Alpine LGA 43 suburbs, 12 postcodes, 13,665 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bright (7.5 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Alpine 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.