Stony Creek Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional

3371

Postcode for Stony Creek, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 130 km from Melbourne · Pop. 310

310

Population

Median Age

$1,625

Household Income/wk

$260

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

65.3

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 Stony Creek Compares

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

Metric	Stony Creek	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,625 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Rent/wk	$260 -VIC	$375	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,300 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	41	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 ≈VIC	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -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.

Stony Creek is a locality 130 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3371. It falls within the Ballarat region. The local government area is South Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Stony Creek has a population of 310 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $1,625, below the VIC average.

Housing in Stony Creek includes a median weekly rent of $260, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 109 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.6% of housing.

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

Stony Creek is part of the Maryborough - Pyrenees statistical area in Victoria.

Stony Creek Details

Postcode	3371
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	310
Median Age	41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,625/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$728/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$260
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,300
Average Household Size	2.7 persons
Area	65.3 km²
Population Density	5/km²
Total Dwellings	109
Australian Citizens	92.3%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-37.2257726
Longitude	143.6881204
Distance from Melbourne	130 km
Region (SA4)	Ballarat
Area (SA3)	Maryborough - Pyrenees
Local Government	South Gippsland
Federal Electorate	Mallee

Age Profile

21.9%

10.3%

21.3%

25.8%

21.0%

0–14 (21.9%) 15–24 (10.3%) 25–44 (21.3%) 45–64 (25.8%) 65+ (21.0%)

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0–14 years	68 (21.9%)
15–24 years	32 (10.3%)
25–44 years	66 (21.3%)
45–64 years	80 (25.8%)
65+ years	65 (21.0%)

Housing Tenure

43.8%

12.4%

Owned outright (43.8%) Mortgaged (43.8%) Rented (12.4%)

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)

Arthritis	32 (10.3%)
Asthma	32 (10.3%)
Diabetes	14 (4.5%)
Heart Disease	12 (3.9%)
Cancer	8 (2.6%)
Lung Condition	4 (1.3%)

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	23 (21.7%)
2 vehicles	56 (52.8%)
3+ vehicles	27 (25.5%)

Suburbs Near Stony Creek

Dunach 4.0 km Caralulup 5.5 km Evansford 5.8 km Talbot 6.7 km Burnbank 7.1 km Mount Glasgow 7.1 km Amherst 8.0 km Lillicur 8.2 km Red Lion 8.4 km Mount Beckworth 8.5 km Mount Mitchell 11.3 km Clunes 11.7 km

Same Postcode (3371)

Amherst Burnbank Caralulup Dunach Evansford Lillicur Mount Glasgow Red Lion Talbot

More Stony Creek Data

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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.