Cooma Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional
3616
Postcode for Cooma, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 155 km from Melbourne · Pop. 94
94
Population
46
Median Age
$1,375
Household Income/wk
$250
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
22.7
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 Cooma Compares

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

MetricCoomaVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,375 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $250 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,473 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 46 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.

Cooma is a locality 155 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3616. It falls within the Shepparton region. The local government area is Greater Shepparton.

According to the 2021 Census, Cooma has a population of 94 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 7 (7.4% of residents).

Housing in Cooma includes a median weekly rent of $250, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,473, with 31 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.9% of housing.

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

Cooma is part of the Shepparton statistical area in Victoria.

Cooma Details

Postcode3616
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)94
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$678/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$250
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,473
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area22.7 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings31
Australian Citizens89.4%
Indigenous Population7 (7.4%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-36.4189846
Longitude145.0607078
Distance from Melbourne155 km
Region (SA4)Shepparton
Area (SA3)Shepparton
Local GovernmentGreater Shepparton
Federal ElectorateNicholls

Age Profile

0–14 (18.1%) 15–24 (12.8%) 25–44 (14.9%) 45–64 (40.4%) 65+ (16.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years17 (18.1%)
15–24 years12 (12.8%)
25–44 years14 (14.9%)
45–64 years38 (40.4%)
65+ years15 (16.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (69.7%) Mortgaged (21.2%) Rented (9.1%)

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)

Asthma12 (12.8%)
Arthritis9 (9.6%)

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 vehicle5 (16.7%)
2 vehicles16 (53.3%)
3+ vehicles9 (30.0%)

Suburbs Near Cooma

Girgarre East 2.3 km Kyabram South 4.6 km Harston 6.3 km Stanhope 6.8 km Stanhope South 8.3 km Girgarre 10.0 km Byrneside 10.1 km Mount Scobie 10.9 km Merrigum 11.7 km Kyabram 11.7 km Waranga Shores 12.5 km Waranga 12.7 km

Same Postcode (3616)

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More Cooma Data

Greater Shepparton LGA 58 suburbs, 15 postcodes, 68,137 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Shepparton (30.7 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Greater Shepparton 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.