Victoria · Postcode 3862

Cowa postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 201 km from Melbourne

Outer Regional

Suburb snapshot

Cowa at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Cowa.

Quick facts

3862 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Wellington Council area 143 suburbs, 21 postcodes

Where Cowa ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Cowa is a locality 201 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3862. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Wellington.

Cowa is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Cowa details

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

Postcode3862
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Area103.4 km²
Latitude-37.3889
Longitude147.18
Distance from Melbourne201 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Wellington
Local GovernmentWellington
Federal ElectorateGippsland
State ElectorateOvens Valley (Northern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Suburbs Near Cowa

Wongungarra 5.5 km Hawkhurst 6.4 km Dargo 10.3 km Miowera 10.4 km Crooked River 10.8 km Waterford 14.3 km Budgee Budgee 19.0 km Castleburn 20.8 km Moroka 24.1 km Tabberabbera 26.4 km Moornapa 26.7 km Toolome 27.7 km

Same Postcode (3862)

Budgee Budgee Castleburn Cobbannah Crooked River Dargo Hawkhurst Hollands Landing Llowalong Meerlieu Miowera Moornapa Munro Perry Bridge Stockdale Stratford Waterford Wongungarra

More Cowa Data

Wellington LGA 143 suburbs, 21 postcodes, 45,396 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Falls Creek (58.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Wellington 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.