Modella Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Above VIC income

3816

Postcode for Modella, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 78 km from Melbourne · Pop. 169

169

Population

Median Age

$2,218

Household Income/wk

$320

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

28.7

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 Modella ranks: household income is in the top 25% of VIC suburbs.

How Modella Compares

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

Metric	Modella	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,218 +VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Rent/wk	$320 -VIC	$375	$390
Mortgage/month	$2,119 ≈VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	44	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 ≈VIC	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	3.0% -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.

Modella is a locality 78 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3816. It falls within the Melbourne - South East region. The local government area is Baw Baw.

According to the 2021 Census, Modella has a population of 169 with a median age of 44. The median weekly household income is $2,218, above the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, lower than the VIC average.

Housing in Modella includes a median weekly rent of $320, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,119, with 55 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 72.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Modella scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Modella is part of the Cardinia statistical area in Victoria.

Modella Details

Postcode	3816
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	169
Median Age	44 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,218/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$956/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$320
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,119
Average Household Size	2.7 persons
Area	28.7 km²
Population Density	6/km²
Total Dwellings	55
Australian Citizens	87.0%
Unemployment Rate	3.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-38.183333
Longitude	145.716667
Distance from Melbourne	78 km
Region (SA4)	Melbourne - South East
Area (SA3)	Cardinia
Local Government	Baw Baw
Federal Electorate	Monash

Age Profile

18.3%

11.8%

23.7%

38.5%

11.2%

0–14 (18.3%) 15–24 (11.8%) 25–44 (23.7%) 45–64 (38.5%) 65+ (11.2%)

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0–14 years	31 (18.3%)
15–24 years	20 (11.8%)
25–44 years	40 (23.7%)
45–64 years	65 (38.5%)
65+ years	19 (11.2%)

Housing Tenure

37.3%

35.3%

27.5%

Owned outright (37.3%) Mortgaged (35.3%) Rented (27.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma	19 (11.2%)
Arthritis	8 (4.7%)
Diabetes	8 (4.7%)
Heart Disease	6 (3.6%)
Lung Condition	5 (3.0%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	10 (18.5%)
2 vehicles	22 (40.7%)
3+ vehicles	22 (40.7%)

Suburbs Near Modella

Iona 4.7 km Ripplebrook 5.2 km Catani 5.8 km Vervale 7.1 km Heath Hill 7.1 km Athlone 7.2 km Drouin South 8.5 km Longwarry 9.1 km Yannathan 9.2 km Bunyip 9.3 km Garfield 9.8 km Cora Lynn 10.6 km

Same Postcode (3816)

Labertouche Longwarry Longwarry North

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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.