Sailors Hill Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional

3461

Postcode for Sailors Hill, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 89 km from Melbourne · Pop. 72

Population

Median Age

$1,187

Household Income/wk

$370

Median Rent/wk

5/10

SEIFA Advantage

1.8

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 Hill ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs.

How Sailors Hill Compares

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

Metric	Sailors Hill	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,187 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Rent/wk	$370 ≈VIC	$375	$390
Mortgage/month	$984 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	54	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	5/10 ≈VIC	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	7.9% +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 Hill is a locality 89 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3461. It falls within the Bendigo region. The local government area is Hepburn.

According to the 2021 Census, Sailors Hill has a population of 72 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,187, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 7.9%, higher than the VIC average.

Housing in Sailors Hill includes a median weekly rent of $370, median monthly mortgage repayment of $984, with 35 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 88.9% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Sailors Hill scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Sailors Hill is part of the Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton statistical area in Victoria.

Sailors Hill Details

Postcode	3461
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	72
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,187/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$593/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$370
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$984
Average Household Size	2.2 persons
Area	1.8 km²
Population Density	40/km²
Total Dwellings	35
Australian Citizens	91.7%
Unemployment Rate	7.9%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	5/10 (average)
Latitude	-37.3585315
Longitude	144.125661
Distance from Melbourne	89 km
Region (SA4)	Bendigo
Area (SA3)	Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton
Local Government	Hepburn
Federal Electorate	Ballarat

Age Profile

12.5%

11.1%

33.3%

36.1%

0–14 (12.5%) 15–24 (11.1%) 25–44 (11.1%) 45–64 (33.3%) 65+ (36.1%)

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0–14 years	9 (12.5%)
15–24 years	8 (11.1%)
25–44 years	8 (11.1%)
45–64 years	24 (33.3%)
65+ years	26 (36.1%)

Housing Tenure

59.3%

29.6%

11.1%

Owned outright (59.3%) Mortgaged (29.6%) Rented (11.1%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	9 (12.5%)
Heart Disease	9 (12.5%)
Diabetes	7 (9.7%)
Asthma	3 (4.2%)
Lung Condition	3 (4.2%)
Cancer	3 (4.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	12 (37.5%)
2 vehicles	9 (28.1%)
3+ vehicles	11 (34.4%)

Suburbs Near Sailors Hill

Daylesford 2.4 km Musk Vale 2.7 km Sailors Falls 3.7 km Eganstown 4.3 km Hepburn 5.2 km Hepburn Springs 5.2 km Basalt 5.8 km Musk 6.1 km Blampied 6.7 km Leonards Hill 6.9 km Coomoora 6.9 km Mount Prospect 7.0 km

Same Postcode (3461)

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Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.