Childers Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional
3824
Postcode for Childers, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 114 km from Melbourne · Pop. 91
91
Population
57
Median Age
$1,062
Household Income/wk
$130
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
21.8
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 Childers ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs.

How Childers Compares

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

MetricChildersVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,062 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $130 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,967 ≈VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 57 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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.

Childers is a locality 114 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3824. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Baw Baw.

According to the 2021 Census, Childers has a population of 91 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $1,062, below the VIC average.

Housing in Childers includes a median weekly rent of $130, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,967, with 42 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 86.2% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Childers scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Childers is part of the Baw Baw statistical area in Victoria.

Childers Details

Postcode3824
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)91
Median Age57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,062/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$628/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$130
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,967
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area21.8 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings42
Australian Citizens87.9%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-38.3017794
Longitude146.1086461
Distance from Melbourne114 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Baw Baw
Local GovernmentBaw Baw
Federal ElectorateMonash

Age Profile

0–14 (9.9%) 15–24 (12.1%) 25–44 (13.2%) 45–64 (33.0%) 65+ (34.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years9 (9.9%)
15–24 years11 (12.1%)
25–44 years12 (13.2%)
45–64 years30 (33.0%)
65+ years31 (34.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (69.0%) Mortgaged (17.2%) Rented (13.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis13 (14.3%)
Asthma10 (11.0%)
Heart Disease9 (9.9%)
Diabetes5 (5.5%)
Lung Condition5 (5.5%)
Cancer5 (5.5%)

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 vehicle9 (22.5%)
2 vehicles16 (40.0%)
3+ vehicles15 (37.5%)

Suburbs Near Childers

Thorpdale South 4.5 km Allambee Reserve 4.9 km Allambee South 5.2 km Thorpdale 6.4 km Yarragon South 7.7 km Allambee 7.9 km Trafalgar South 8.5 km Hallston 10.3 km Delburn 10.5 km Cloverlea 10.7 km Mirboo South 11.0 km Mirboo East 11.0 km

Same Postcode (3824)

Narracan Thorpdale South Trafalgar Trafalgar East Trafalgar South

More Childers Data

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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.