Crooked River Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional

3862

Postcode for Crooked River, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 197 km from Melbourne · Pop. 5

Population

Median Age

$1,124

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

N/A/10

SEIFA Advantage

197.3

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 Crooked River ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC.

How Crooked River Compares

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

Metric	Crooked River	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,124 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Median age	65	46.0	45.0
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.

Crooked River is a locality 197 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.

According to the 2021 Census, Crooked River has a population of 5 with a median age of 65. The median weekly household income is $1,124, below the VIC average.

Housing in Crooked River 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.

Crooked River is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Crooked River Details

Postcode	3862
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	5
Median Age	65 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,124/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$849/week
Average Household Size	2 persons
Area	197.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	3
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
Latitude	-37.3140719
Longitude	147.1018714
Distance from Melbourne	197 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Wellington
Local Government	Wellington
Federal Electorate	Gippsland

Age Profile

60.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (60.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	3 (60.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Crooked River

Wongungarra 5.6 km Cowa 10.8 km Hawkhurst 11.8 km Miowera 19.0 km Dargo 21.1 km Waterford 24.1 km Moroka 24.3 km Arbuckle 24.9 km Billabong 25.0 km Budgee Budgee 25.8 km Selwyn 28.9 km Castleburn 29.9 km

Same Postcode (3862)

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

More Crooked River Data

Wellington LGA 143 suburbs, 21 postcodes, 45,396 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Falls Creek (51.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Wellington LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.