Victoria · Postcode 3225

Queenscliff postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 58 km from Melbourne

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
1,516
Population (2021)
$1,473
Household income/wk
$369
Median rent/wk
62
Median age
9/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Queenscliff 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

3225 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
1,516 People Resident population, Census 2021
Queenscliffe Council area 3 suburbs, 1 postcodes
62 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,473/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 9/10 SEIFA advantage Very high advantage
2 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,473/wk
19% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$369/wk
2% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
9/10
3.0 deciles above VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
62 years
16.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
2.4%
2.6 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 Queenscliff ranks: SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricQueenscliffVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,473 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $369 ≈VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $2,232 +VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 62 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.4% -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.

Queenscliff is a locality 58 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3225. It falls within the Geelong region. The local government area is Queenscliffe.

According to the 2021 Census, Queenscliff has a population of 1,516 with a median age of 62. The median weekly household income is $1,473, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 2.4%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 5 (0.3% of residents).

Housing in Queenscliff includes a median weekly rent of $369, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,232, with 662 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 85.7% of housing.

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

Schools in Queenscliff include Queenscliff Primary School and St Aloysius' School.

Queenscliff is part of the Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula statistical area in Victoria.

Queenscliff details

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

Postcode3225
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)1,516
Median Age62 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,473/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$793/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$369
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,232
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area3.3 km²
Population Density454/km²
Total Dwellings662
Australian Citizens92.4%
Indigenous Population5 (0.3%)
Unemployment Rate2.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-38.2677746
Longitude144.6286897
Distance from Melbourne58 km
Region (SA4)Geelong
Area (SA3)Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula
Local GovernmentQueenscliffe
Federal ElectorateCorangamite
State ElectorateBellarine (Western Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (9.2%) 15–24 (6.4%) 25–44 (11.7%) 45–64 (29.2%) 65+ (43.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years140 (9.2%)
15–24 years97 (6.4%)
25–44 years178 (11.7%)
45–64 years442 (29.2%)
65+ years655 (43.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (63.0%) Mortgaged (22.7%) Rented (14.3%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Queenscliff is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 9 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)

Arthritis203 (13.4%)
Heart Disease120 (7.9%)
Asthma117 (7.7%)
Cancer94 (6.2%)
Diabetes74 (4.9%)
Lung Condition31 (2.0%)
Dementia13 (0.9%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle21 (3.2%)
1 vehicle256 (39.1%)
2 vehicles281 (43.0%)
3+ vehicles96 (14.7%)

Schools in Queenscliff

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

Queenscliff Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1120 · 165 students
St Aloysius' School
Primary · Cat · ICSEA 1081 · 112 students

Suburbs Near Queenscliff

Same Postcode (3225)

More Queenscliff 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.