Lake Tyers Beach Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional
3909
Postcode for Lake Tyers Beach, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 273 km from Melbourne · Pop. 802
802
Population
53
Median Age
$1,171
Household Income/wk
$275
Median Rent/wk
3/10
SEIFA Advantage
6.3
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 Lake Tyers Beach ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs.

How Lake Tyers Beach Compares

Lake Tyers Beach vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricLake Tyers BeachVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,171 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $275 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,228 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 53 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 3.2% -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.

Lake Tyers Beach is a locality 273 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3909. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Lake Tyers Beach has a population of 802 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $1,171, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 23 (2.9% of residents).

Housing in Lake Tyers Beach includes a median weekly rent of $275, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,228, with 340 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 80.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Lake Tyers Beach scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Lake Tyers Beach is served by Toorloo Arm Primary School.

Lake Tyers Beach is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Lake Tyers Beach Details

Postcode3909
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)802
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,171/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$645/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$275
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,228
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area6.3 km²
Population Density128/km²
Total Dwellings340
Australian Citizens94.1%
Indigenous Population23 (2.9%)
Unemployment Rate3.2%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-37.8606804
Longitude148.0669106
Distance from Melbourne273 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Wellington
Local GovernmentEast Gippsland
Federal ElectorateGippsland

Age Profile

0–14 (12.6%) 15–24 (10.1%) 25–44 (14.3%) 45–64 (32.4%) 65+ (30.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years101 (12.6%)
15–24 years81 (10.1%)
25–44 years115 (14.3%)
45–64 years260 (32.4%)
65+ years247 (30.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (48.3%) Mortgaged (32.1%) Rented (19.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis103 (12.8%)
Asthma76 (9.5%)
Heart Disease44 (5.5%)
Diabetes43 (5.4%)
Cancer35 (4.4%)
Lung Condition22 (2.7%)
Dementia7 (0.9%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle11 (3.2%)
1 vehicle123 (36.2%)
2 vehicles138 (40.6%)
3+ vehicles68 (20.0%)

Schools in Lake Tyers Beach

Toorloo Arm Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 935 · 129 students

Suburbs Near Lake Tyers Beach

Same Postcode (3909)

More Lake Tyers Beach Data

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.