Doctors Flat Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional

3895

Postcode for Doctors Flat, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 251 km from Melbourne · Pop. 13

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

5/10

SEIFA Advantage

17.7

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

How Doctors Flat Compares

Doctors Flat vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Doctors Flat	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,200 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	46	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	5/10 ≈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.

Doctors Flat is a locality 251 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3895. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Doctors Flat has a population of 13 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the VIC average.

Housing in Doctors Flat includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,200, 5 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Doctors Flat scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Doctors Flat is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Doctors Flat Details

Postcode	3895
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	13
Median Age	46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$450/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,200
Average Household Size	2.3 persons
Area	17.7 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	5
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	5/10 (average)
Latitude	-37.2996064
Longitude	147.740283
Distance from Melbourne	251 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Gippsland - East
Local Government	East Gippsland
Federal Electorate	Gippsland

Age Profile

46.2%

0–14 (46.2%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (46.2%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	6 (46.2%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	6 (46.2%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	5 (62.5%)
3+ vehicles	3 (37.5%)

Suburbs Near Doctors Flat

Swifts Creek 6.0 km Brookville 9.0 km Ensay North 9.0 km Ensay 11.3 km Tongio 12.5 km Cassilis 15.9 km Stirling 17.1 km Bindi 18.6 km Reedy Flat 18.9 km Nunniong 20.7 km Wentworth 22.3 km Tambo Crossing 24.1 km

Same Postcode (3895)

Ensay Ensay North Reedy Flat

More Doctors Flat Data

East Gippsland LGA 149 suburbs, 27 postcodes, 48,441 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bairnsdale (60.1 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.