Victoria · Postcode 3699

Mount Beauty postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 230 km from Melbourne

Outer Regional
910
Population (2021)
$994
Household income/wk
$270
Median rent/wk
48
Median age
4/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Mount Beauty 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

3699 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
910 People Resident population, Census 2021
Alpine Council area 43 suburbs, 12 postcodes
48 Median age Years, Census 2021
$994/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 4/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range
2 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$994/wk
45% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$270/wk
28% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
4/10
2.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
48 years
2.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
1.0%
4.0 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 Mount Beauty ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Mount Beauty vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricMount BeautyVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $994 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $270 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $928 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 48 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 4/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 1.0% -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.

Mount Beauty is a locality 230 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3699. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Alpine.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Beauty has a population of 910 with a median age of 48. The median weekly household income is $994, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 1.0%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 9 (1.0% of residents).

Housing in Mount Beauty includes a median weekly rent of $270, median monthly mortgage repayment of $928, with 403 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 72.8% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Mount Beauty scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Schools in Mount Beauty include Mount Beauty Secondary College and Mount Beauty Primary School.

Mount Beauty is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Mount Beauty details

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

Postcode3699
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)910
Median Age48 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$994/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$636/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$270
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$928
Average Household Size2 persons
Area53.8 km²
Population Density17/km²
Total Dwellings403
Australian Citizens88.2%
Indigenous Population9 (1.0%)
Unemployment Rate1.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile4/10 (below average)
Latitude-36.7358203
Longitude147.1768206
Distance from Melbourne230 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - East
Local GovernmentAlpine
Federal ElectorateIndi
State ElectorateOvens Valley (Northern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (15.2%) 15–24 (8.5%) 25–44 (21.8%) 45–64 (25.4%) 65+ (29.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years138 (15.2%)
15–24 years77 (8.5%)
25–44 years198 (21.8%)
45–64 years231 (25.4%)
65+ years265 (29.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.4%) Mortgaged (28.4%) Rented (27.2%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Mount Beauty is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 4 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)

Arthritis114 (12.5%)
Asthma77 (8.5%)
Heart Disease67 (7.4%)
Diabetes32 (3.5%)
Lung Condition26 (2.9%)
Cancer26 (2.9%)
Dementia13 (1.4%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle30 (7.5%)
1 vehicle186 (46.7%)
2 vehicles131 (32.9%)
3+ vehicles51 (12.8%)

Schools in Mount Beauty

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Mount Beauty. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

Mount Beauty Secondary College
Secondary · Gov · ICSEA 1040 · 153 students
Mount Beauty Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1056 · 90 students

Suburbs Near Mount Beauty

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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.