Victoria · Postcode 3977

Junction Village postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 46 km from Melbourne

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
1,051
Population (2021)
$1,080
Household income/wk
$326
Median rent/wk
54
Median age
1/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Junction Village 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

3977 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
1,051 People Resident population, Census 2021
Casey Council area 32 suburbs, 14 postcodes
54 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,080/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 1/10 SEIFA advantage Very low SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,080/wk
41% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$326/wk
13% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
1/10
5.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
54 years
8.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
3.6%
1.4 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 Junction Village ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Junction Village vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricJunction VillageVIC avgAU avgGreater Melbourne
Household income/wk $1,080 -VIC $1,817 $1,836 $1,943
Rent/wk $326 -VIC $375 $390 $404
Mortgage/month $1,733 -VIC $1,933 $1,958 $2,100
Median age 54 46.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10 9.0/10
Unemployment 3.6% -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.

Junction Village is a locality 46 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 Casey.

According to the 2021 Census, Junction Village has a population of 1,051 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,080, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 10 (1.0% of residents).

Housing in Junction Village includes a median weekly rent of $326, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 414 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 83.9% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Junction Village scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Junction Village is part of the Frankston statistical area in Victoria.

Junction Village details

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

Postcode3977
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)1,051
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,080/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$498/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$326
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area1.2 km²
Population Density885/km²
Total Dwellings414
Australian Citizens90.7%
Indigenous Population10 (1.0%)
Unemployment Rate3.6%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-38.132
Longitude145.293
Distance from Melbourne46 km
Region (SA4)Mornington Peninsula
Area (SA3)Frankston
Local GovernmentCasey
Federal ElectorateHolt
State ElectorateNarre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (13.5%) 15–24 (7.7%) 25–44 (21.4%) 45–64 (18.6%) 65+ (39.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years142 (13.5%)
15–24 years81 (7.7%)
25–44 years225 (21.4%)
45–64 years195 (18.6%)
65+ years412 (39.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.6%) Mortgaged (39.3%) Rented (16.1%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Junction Village is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 1 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)

Arthritis183 (17.4%)
Asthma117 (11.1%)
Dementia107 (10.2%)
Heart Disease91 (8.7%)
Diabetes86 (8.2%)
Lung Condition60 (5.7%)
Cancer54 (5.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle36 (8.9%)
1 vehicle163 (40.4%)
2 vehicles138 (34.2%)
3+ vehicles66 (16.4%)

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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.