Victoria · Postcode 3523

Costerfield postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 107 km from Melbourne

Inner Regional
70
Population (2021)
$849
Household income/wk
$50
Median rent/wk
59
Median age
3/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Costerfield at a glance vs VIC

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

3523 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
70 People Resident population, Census 2021
Greater Bendigo Council area 80 suburbs, 15 postcodes
59 Median age Years, Census 2021
$849/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 3/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$849/wk
53% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$50/wk
87% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
3/10
3.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
59 years
13.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below VIC average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Costerfield ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Costerfield vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricCosterfieldVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $849 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $50 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,050 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 59 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 -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.

Costerfield is a locality 107 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3523. It falls within the Shepparton region. The local government area is Greater Bendigo.

According to the 2021 Census, Costerfield has a population of 70 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $849, below the VIC average.

Housing in Costerfield includes a median weekly rent of $50, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,050, with 39 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, Costerfield scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Costerfield is part of the Campaspe statistical area in Victoria.

Costerfield details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode3523
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)70
Median Age59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$849/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$492/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$50
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,050
Average Household Size2 persons
Area44.6 km²
Population Density2/km²
Total Dwellings39
Australian Citizens95.7%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-36.866095
Longitude144.7817187
Distance from Melbourne107 km
Region (SA4)Shepparton
Area (SA3)Campaspe
Local GovernmentGreater Bendigo
Federal ElectorateBendigo
State ElectorateEuroa (Northern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (14.3%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (18.6%) 45–64 (40.0%) 65+ (32.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years10 (14.3%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years13 (18.6%)
45–64 years28 (40.0%)
65+ years23 (32.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (75.8%) Mortgaged (24.2%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Costerfield is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis16 (22.9%)
Asthma8 (11.4%)
Heart Disease5 (7.1%)
Lung Condition5 (7.1%)
Diabetes4 (5.7%)
Cancer4 (5.7%)

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 vehicle10 (27.8%)
2 vehicles19 (52.8%)
3+ vehicles7 (19.4%)

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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.