Pipers Creek Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above VIC income
3444
Postcode for Pipers Creek, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 73 km from Melbourne · Pop. 189
189
Population
40
Median Age
$2,571
Household Income/wk
$300
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
27.2
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 Pipers Creek ranks: household income is in the top 10% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Pipers Creek Compares

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

MetricPipers CreekVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,571 +VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $300 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $2,047 ≈VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 40 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +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.

Pipers Creek is a locality 73 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3444. It falls within the Hume region. The local government area is Macedon Ranges.

According to the 2021 Census, Pipers Creek has a population of 189 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,571, above the VIC average.

Housing in Pipers Creek includes a median weekly rent of $300, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,047, with 64 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Pipers Creek scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Pipers Creek is part of the Upper Goulburn Valley statistical area in Victoria.

Pipers Creek Details

Postcode3444
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)189
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,571/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,006/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$300
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,047
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area27.2 km²
Population Density7/km²
Total Dwellings64
Australian Citizens96.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-37.245262
Longitude144.5491997
Distance from Melbourne73 km
Region (SA4)Hume
Area (SA3)Upper Goulburn Valley
Local GovernmentMacedon Ranges
Federal ElectorateBendigo

Age Profile

0–14 (21.2%) 15–24 (13.8%) 25–44 (18.0%) 45–64 (30.7%) 65+ (15.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years40 (21.2%)
15–24 years26 (13.8%)
25–44 years34 (18.0%)
45–64 years58 (30.7%)
65+ years30 (15.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (46.0%) Mortgaged (41.3%) Rented (12.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma18 (9.5%)
Arthritis12 (6.3%)
Diabetes8 (4.2%)
Heart Disease5 (2.6%)
Cancer5 (2.6%)
Lung Condition4 (2.1%)

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 vehicle6 (9.5%)
2 vehicles29 (46.0%)
3+ vehicles28 (44.4%)

Suburbs Near Pipers Creek

Same Postcode (3444)

More Pipers Creek 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.