Sailors Gully Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
3556
Postcode for Sailors Gully, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 139 km from Melbourne · Pop. 743
743
Population
45
Median Age
$1,319
Household Income/wk
$290
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
4.1
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 Sailors Gully ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Sailors Gully Compares

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

MetricSailors GullyVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,319 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $290 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,192 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 45 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.8% -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.

Sailors Gully is a locality 139 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3556. It falls within the Bendigo region. The local government area is Greater Bendigo.

According to the 2021 Census, Sailors Gully has a population of 743 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $1,319, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 2.8%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 16 (2.2% of residents).

Housing in Sailors Gully includes a median weekly rent of $290, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,192, with 295 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 85.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Sailors Gully scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Sailors Gully is part of the Loddon - Elmore statistical area in Victoria.

Sailors Gully Details

Postcode3556
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)743
Median Age45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,319/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$663/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$290
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,192
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area4.1 km²
Population Density180/km²
Total Dwellings295
Australian Citizens93.5%
Indigenous Population16 (2.2%)
Unemployment Rate2.8%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-36.70346
Longitude144.2320179
Distance from Melbourne139 km
Region (SA4)Bendigo
Area (SA3)Loddon - Elmore
Local GovernmentGreater Bendigo
Federal ElectorateBendigo

Age Profile

0–14 (17.4%) 15–24 (12.0%) 25–44 (20.2%) 45–64 (27.5%) 65+ (23.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years129 (17.4%)
15–24 years89 (12.0%)
25–44 years150 (20.2%)
45–64 years204 (27.5%)
65+ years171 (23.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (38.4%) Mortgaged (47.1%) Rented (14.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis107 (14.4%)
Asthma77 (10.4%)
Diabetes49 (6.6%)
Heart Disease39 (5.2%)
Cancer31 (4.2%)
Lung Condition22 (3.0%)
Dementia8 (1.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle7 (2.4%)
1 vehicle75 (25.4%)
2 vehicles120 (40.7%)
3+ vehicles93 (31.5%)

Suburbs Near Sailors Gully

Same Postcode (3556)

More Sailors Gully 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.