Porepunkah Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional
3740
Postcode for Porepunkah, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 214 km from Melbourne · Pop. 1,024
1,024
Population
46
Median Age
$1,576
Household Income/wk
$383
Median Rent/wk
7/10
SEIFA Advantage
68.5
Area (km²)

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

How Porepunkah Compares

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

MetricPorepunkahVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,576 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $383 ≈VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,633 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 46 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 7/10 ≈VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.0% -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.

Porepunkah is a locality 214 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3740. It falls within the Hume region. The local government area is Alpine.

According to the 2021 Census, Porepunkah has a population of 1,024 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,576, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 2.0%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 9 (0.9% of residents).

Housing in Porepunkah includes a median weekly rent of $383, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,633, with 373 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 80.8% of housing.

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

Porepunkah is served by Porepunkah Primary School.

Porepunkah is part of the Wodonga - Alpine statistical area in Victoria.

Porepunkah Details

Postcode3740
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)1,024
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,576/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$787/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$383
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,633
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area68.5 km²
Population Density15/km²
Total Dwellings373
Australian Citizens91.8%
Indigenous Population9 (0.9%)
Unemployment Rate2.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-36.694433
Longitude146.9264143
Distance from Melbourne214 km
Region (SA4)Hume
Area (SA3)Wodonga - Alpine
Local GovernmentAlpine
Federal ElectorateIndi

Age Profile

0–14 (17.0%) 15–24 (9.2%) 25–44 (21.9%) 45–64 (30.1%) 65+ (21.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years174 (17.0%)
15–24 years94 (9.2%)
25–44 years224 (21.9%)
45–64 years308 (30.1%)
65+ years223 (21.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (45.0%) Mortgaged (35.8%) Rented (19.2%)

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)

Arthritis87 (8.5%)
Asthma73 (7.1%)
Diabetes49 (4.8%)
Heart Disease41 (4.0%)
Cancer37 (3.6%)
Lung Condition10 (1.0%)
Dementia6 (0.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle3 (0.8%)
1 vehicle88 (23.9%)
2 vehicles163 (44.3%)
3+ vehicles114 (31.0%)

Schools in Porepunkah

Porepunkah Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1056 · 103 students

Suburbs Near Porepunkah

Same Postcode (3740)

More Porepunkah 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.