Delegate River Postcode

Victoria

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

3888

Postcode for Delegate River, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 349 km from Melbourne · Pop. 41

Population

Median Age

$1,874

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

86.9

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 Delegate River ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Delegate River Compares

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

Metric	Delegate River	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,874 ≈VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,625 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	38	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -VIC	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	40.0% +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.

Delegate River is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3888. It lies roughly 349 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Delegate River has a population of 41 with a median age of 38. The median weekly household income is $1,874, close to the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 40.0%, higher than the VIC average.

Housing in Delegate River includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,625, 5 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, Delegate River scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Delegate River is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Delegate River Details

Postcode	3888
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	41
Median Age	38 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,874/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$387/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,625
Average Household Size	4 persons
Area	86.9 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	5
Australian Citizens	90.2%
Unemployment Rate	40.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-37.0634
Longitude	148.798
Distance from Melbourne	349 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Gippsland - East
Local Government	East Gippsland
Federal Electorate	Gippsland

Age Profile

7.3%

22.0%

29.3%

24.4%

7.3%

0–14 (7.3%) 15–24 (22.0%) 25–44 (29.3%) 45–64 (24.4%) 65+ (7.3%)

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0–14 years	3 (7.3%)
15–24 years	9 (22.0%)
25–44 years	12 (29.3%)
45–64 years	10 (24.4%)
65+ years	3 (7.3%)

Housing Tenure

44.4%

55.6%

Owned outright (44.4%) Mortgaged (55.6%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma	11 (26.8%)
Arthritis	4 (9.8%)
Lung Condition	3 (7.3%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles	8 (100.0%)

Suburbs Near Delegate River

Delegate River East 0.0 km Haydens Bog 7.9 km Cabanandra 10.3 km Dellicknora 12.6 km Bendoc 12.8 km Tubbut 15.1 km Bonang 16.2 km Goongerah 33.0 km Deddick Valley 34.4 km Buldah 38.9 km Nurran 41.3 km Suggan Buggan 42.2 km

Same Postcode (3888)

More Delegate River Data

East Gippsland LGA 149 suburbs, 27 postcodes, 48,441 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Jindabyne (73.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for East Gippsland 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.