Victoria · Postcode 3898

Glen Valley postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 245 km from Melbourne

Outer Regional
23
Population (2021)
$1,187
Household income/wk
58
Median age
3/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Glen 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

3898 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
23 People Resident population, Census 2021
East Gippsland Council area 149 suburbs, 27 postcodes
58 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,187/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 3/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,187/wk
35% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
3/10
3.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
58 years
12.0 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 Glen Valley ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricGlen ValleyVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,187 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Mortgage/month $1,042 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 58 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 -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.

Glen Valley is a locality 245 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3898. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Glen Valley has a population of 23 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $1,187, below the VIC average.

Housing in Glen Valley includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,042, 7 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, Glen Valley scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

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

Glen Valley details

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

Postcode3898
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)23
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,187/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$374/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,042
Average Household Size1.7 persons
Area294.9 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings7
Australian Citizens52.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-36.8805567
Longitude147.4694437
Distance from Melbourne245 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - East
Local GovernmentEast Gippsland
Federal ElectorateGippsland
State ElectorateOvens Valley (Northern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (13.0%) 25–44 (34.8%) 45–64 (13.0%) 65+ (13.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years3 (13.0%)
25–44 years8 (34.8%)
45–64 years3 (13.0%)
65+ years3 (13.0%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Glen Valley is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 3 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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Heart Disease6 (26.1%)
Asthma4 (17.4%)
Cancer4 (17.4%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles4 (100.0%)
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.