Victoria · Postcode 3888

Deddick Valley postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 315 km from Melbourne

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
12
Population (2021)
$1,625
Household income/wk
$50
Median rent/wk
59
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Deddick Valley 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

3888 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
12 People Resident population, Census 2021
East Gippsland Council area 149 suburbs, 27 postcodes
59 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,625/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,625/wk
11% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$50/wk
87% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
4.0 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 Deddick Valley ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricDeddick ValleyVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,625 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $50 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,014 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 59 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Deddick Valley is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3888. It lies roughly 315 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Deddick Valley has a population of 12 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $1,625, below the VIC average.

Housing in Deddick Valley includes a median weekly rent of $50, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,014, with 7 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Rental properties account for 100.0% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Deddick Valley scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Deddick Valley is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Deddick Valley details

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

Postcode3888
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)12
Median Age59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,625/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$649/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$50
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,014
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area477.2 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings7
Australian Citizens58.3%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-37.0804727
Longitude148.4112283
Distance from Melbourne315 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - East
Local GovernmentEast Gippsland
Federal ElectorateGippsland
State ElectorateGippsland East (Eastern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (50.0%) 65+ (66.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years6 (50.0%)
65+ years8 (66.7%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Deddick Valley is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle4 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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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.