Victoria · Postcode 3844

Loy Yang postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 153 km from Melbourne

Outer Regional

Population (2021)

Median age

5/10

SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Loy Yang 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

3844 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

7 People Resident population, Census 2021

Latrobe (Vic.) Council area 40 suburbs, 10 postcodes

27 Median age Years, Census 2021

Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against VIC

SEIFA advantage

5/10

1.0 deciles below VIC average

IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage

Median age

27 years

19.0 years younger than VIC average

Resident median age

Search postcode 3844 Compare with another suburb Latrobe (Vic.) LGA map Nearest weather: Traralgon

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Loy Yang ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Loy Yang vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

Metric	Loy Yang	VIC avg	AU avg
Median age	27	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	5/10 ≈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.

Loy Yang is a locality 153 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3844. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Latrobe (Vic.).

According to the 2021 Census, Loy Yang has a population of 7 with a median age of 27.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Loy Yang scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Loy Yang is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Loy Yang details

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

Postcode	3844
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	7
Median Age	27 years
Area	41.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	5/10 (average)
Latitude	-38.255137
Longitude	146.6126403
Distance from Melbourne	153 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Wellington
Local Government	Latrobe (Vic.)
Federal Electorate	Gippsland
State Electorate	Morwell (Eastern Victoria)
Time Zone	AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

57.1%

71.4%

0–14 (57.1%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (71.4%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	4 (57.1%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	5 (71.4%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Loy Yang is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.

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Suburbs Near Loy Yang

Flynns Creek 2.3 km Callignee North 7.3 km Gormandale 7.4 km Callignee 8.2 km Traralgon South 8.2 km Traralgon East 8.4 km Traralgon 9.9 km Koornalla 10.6 km Hazelwood North 11.2 km Hiamdale 12.5 km Flynn 12.8 km Willung South 13.3 km

Same Postcode (3844)

Blackwarry Callignee Callignee North Callignee South Carrajung Carrajung Lower Carrajung South Flynn Flynns Creek Koornalla Mount Tassie Traralgon Traralgon East Traralgon South Tyers Willung South

More Loy Yang Data

Latrobe (Vic.) LGA 40 suburbs, 10 postcodes, 77,445 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Traralgon (8.8 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.