Victoria · Postcode 3971

Manns Beach postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 183 km from Melbourne

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
29
Population (2021)
$949
Household income/wk
65
Median age
1/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Manns Beach 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

3971 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
29 People Resident population, Census 2021
Wellington Council area 143 suburbs, 21 postcodes
65 Median age Years, Census 2021
$949/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 1/10 SEIFA advantage Very low SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$949/wk
48% 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
65 years
19.0 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 Manns Beach ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Manns Beach vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricManns BeachVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $949 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Mortgage/month $646 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 65 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -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.

Manns Beach is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3971. It lies roughly 183 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Wellington.

According to the 2021 Census, Manns Beach has a population of 29 with a median age of 65. The median weekly household income is $949, below the VIC average.

Housing in Manns Beach includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $646, 15 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, Manns Beach scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Manns Beach is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Manns Beach details

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

Postcode3971
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)29
Median Age65 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$646
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area7.2 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings15
Australian Citizens86.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-38.6450517
Longitude146.7755155
Distance from Melbourne183 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Wellington
Local GovernmentWellington
Federal ElectorateGippsland
State ElectorateGippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (34.5%) 65+ (51.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years10 (34.5%)
65+ years15 (51.7%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Manns Beach 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)

Arthritis10 (34.5%)
Diabetes7 (24.1%)
Heart Disease7 (24.1%)
Lung Condition6 (20.7%)
Asthma3 (10.3%)

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 vehicles10 (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.