Victoria · Postcode 3971

Snake Island postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 174 km from Melbourne

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Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Snake Island.

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3971 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

0 People Resident population, Census 2021

Wellington Council area 143 suburbs, 21 postcodes

Search postcode 3971 Compare with another suburb Wellington LGA map Nearest weather: Traralgon NDIS providers in Wellington

Where Snake Island ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Snake Island is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3971. It lies roughly 174 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Wellington.

Snake Island is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Snake Island details

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

Postcode	3971
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Area	52.0 km²
Latitude	-38.7704
Longitude	146.545
Distance from Melbourne	174 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Wellington
Local Government	Wellington
Federal Electorate	Gippsland
State Electorate	Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
Time Zone	AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Suburbs Near Snake Island

Port Welshpool 10.4 km Hedley 11.1 km Welshpool 15.1 km Gelliondale 16.7 km Port Albert 17.1 km Langsborough 17.3 km Agnes 18.9 km Alberton West 19.4 km Alberton 20.1 km Hazel Park 20.2 km Robertsons Beach 20.5 km Binginwarri 20.8 km

Same Postcode (3971)

More Snake Island Data

Wellington LGA 143 suburbs, 21 postcodes, 45,396 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Traralgon (63.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Wellington LGA

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.