Five Ways Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional

3977

Postcode for Five Ways, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 50 km from Melbourne · Pop. 27

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

573.9

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

How Five Ways Compares

Five Ways vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Five Ways	VIC avg	AU avg	Greater Melbourne
Household income/wk	$900 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836	$1,943
Mortgage/month	$2,500 +VIC	$1,933	$1,958	$2,100
Median age	49	46.0	45.0	39.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 ≈VIC	6.0/10	6.0/10	9.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -VIC	5.0%	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.

Five Ways is a locality 50 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3977. It falls within the Mornington Peninsula region. The local government area is Bogan.

According to the 2021 Census, Five Ways has a population of 27 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $900, below the VIC average.

Housing in Five Ways includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,500, 8 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above 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, Five Ways scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Five Ways is part of the Frankston statistical area in Victoria.

Five Ways Details

Postcode	3977
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	27
Median Age	49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$274/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,500
Average Household Size	3.7 persons
Area	573.9 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	63.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-38.1671
Longitude	145.32
Distance from Melbourne	50 km
Region (SA4)	Mornington Peninsula
Area (SA3)	Frankston
Local Government	Bogan
Federal Electorate	Holt

Age Profile

14.8%

11.1%

59.3%

0–14 (14.8%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (11.1%) 45–64 (59.3%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	4 (14.8%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	3 (11.1%)
45–64 years	16 (59.3%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Diabetes	7 (25.9%)
Cancer	5 (18.5%)
Asthma	3 (11.1%)

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	4 (57.1%)
3+ vehicles	3 (42.9%)

Suburbs Near Five Ways

Devon Meadows 1.6 km Clyde 4.0 km Junction Village 4.6 km Cannons Creek 5.1 km Botanic Ridge 5.3 km Blind Bight 5.5 km Cranbourne East 5.7 km Cranbourne South 5.9 km Warneet 6.4 km Tooradin 7.2 km Clyde North 7.2 km Cranbourne 7.8 km

Same Postcode (3977)

Botanic Ridge Cannons Creek Cranbourne Cranbourne East Cranbourne North Cranbourne South Cranbourne West Devon Meadows Junction Village Sandhurst Skye

More Five Ways Data

Climate & Weather Closest station: Phillip Island (36.8 km)

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.