Buckley Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above VIC income
3240
Postcode for Buckley, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 90 km from Melbourne · Pop. 228
228
Population
40
Median Age
$2,166
Household Income/wk
$360
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
58.8
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 Buckley ranks: household income is in the top 25% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Buckley Compares

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

MetricBuckleyVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,166 +VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $360 ≈VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $2,167 +VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 40 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.

Buckley is a locality 90 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3240. It falls within the Geelong region. The local government area is Surf Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Buckley has a population of 228 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,166, above the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 5 (2.2% of residents).

Housing in Buckley includes a median weekly rent of $360, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 76 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 85.1% of housing.

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

Buckley is part of the Barwon - West statistical area in Victoria.

Buckley Details

Postcode3240
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)228
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,166/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$946/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$360
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2.9 persons
Area58.8 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings76
Australian Citizens91.7%
Indigenous Population5 (2.2%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-38.2444345
Longitude144.0895595
Distance from Melbourne90 km
Region (SA4)Geelong
Area (SA3)Barwon - West
Local GovernmentSurf Coast
Federal ElectorateCorangamite

Age Profile

0–14 (18.9%) 15–24 (11.0%) 25–44 (25.4%) 45–64 (33.3%) 65+ (13.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years43 (18.9%)
15–24 years25 (11.0%)
25–44 years58 (25.4%)
45–64 years76 (33.3%)
65+ years31 (13.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.6%) Mortgaged (40.5%) Rented (14.9%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma20 (8.8%)
Arthritis17 (7.5%)
Diabetes8 (3.5%)
Heart Disease7 (3.1%)
Cancer7 (3.1%)
Dementia3 (1.3%)

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 vehicle8 (11.0%)
2 vehicles23 (31.5%)
3+ vehicles42 (57.5%)

Suburbs Near Buckley

Modewarre 3.7 km Wurdiboluc 6.0 km Gherang 6.6 km Moriac 6.8 km Winchelsea 8.3 km Mount Moriac 9.3 km Gnarwarre 9.5 km Paraparap 10.2 km Wensleydale 11.5 km Winchelsea South 12.7 km Murgheboluc 15.9 km Inverleigh 16.3 km

Same Postcode (3240)

Gherang Modewarre Moriac Mount Moriac Paraparap

More Buckley Data

Surf Coast LGA 31 suburbs, 11 postcodes, 37,037 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Torquay (23.0 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Surf Coast 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.