Hawkhurst Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

3862

Postcode for Hawkhurst, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 195 km from Melbourne · Pop. 6

Population

Median Age

$850

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

37.6

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 Hawkhurst ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Hawkhurst Compares

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

Metric	Hawkhurst	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$850 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Median age	66	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -VIC	6.0/10	6.0/10

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.

Hawkhurst is a locality 195 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3862. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Wellington.

According to the 2021 Census, Hawkhurst has a population of 6 with a median age of 66. The median weekly household income is $850, below the VIC average.

Housing in Hawkhurst includes a 3 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, Hawkhurst scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Hawkhurst is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Hawkhurst Details

Postcode	3862
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	6
Median Age	66 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$850/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$574/week
Average Household Size	1.3 persons
Area	37.6 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	3
Australian Citizens	100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-37.419557
Longitude	147.1189167
Distance from Melbourne	195 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Wellington
Local Government	Wellington
Federal Electorate	Gippsland

Age Profile

83.3%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (83.3%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	5 (83.3%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

Suburbs Near Hawkhurst

Cowa 6.4 km Miowera 7.4 km Wongungarra 8.9 km Crooked River 11.8 km Dargo 12.6 km Waterford 13.0 km Budgee Budgee 14.2 km Moroka 17.7 km Castleburn 18.2 km Toolome 22.7 km Moornapa 24.3 km Wrathung 24.6 km

Same Postcode (3862)

Budgee Budgee Castleburn Cobbannah Cowa Crooked River Dargo Hollands Landing Llowalong Meerlieu Miowera Moornapa Munro Perry Bridge Stockdale Stratford Waterford Wongungarra

More Hawkhurst Data

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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.