Buldah Postcode

Victoria

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
3890
Postcode for Buldah, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 373 km from Melbourne · Pop. 5
5
Population
61
Median Age
$900
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
221.1
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 Buldah ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Buldah Compares

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

MetricBuldahVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Median age 61 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.

Buldah is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3890. It lies roughly 373 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Buldah has a population of 5 with a median age of 61. The median weekly household income is $900, below the VIC average.

Housing in Buldah includes a 3 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, Buldah scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

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

Buldah Details

Postcode3890
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)5
Median Age61 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$349/week
Average Household Size2 persons
Area221.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings3
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-37.2788614
Longitude149.1440045
Distance from Melbourne373 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 (0.0%) 45–64 (80.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years4 (80.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

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.

Suburbs Near Buldah

Same Postcode (3890)

More Buldah Data

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.