Victoria · Postcode 3885

Suggan Buggan postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 314 km from Melbourne

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
5
Population (2021)
$725
Household income/wk
$175
Median rent/wk
65
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Suggan Buggan 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

3885 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
5 People Resident population, Census 2021
East Gippsland Council area 149 suburbs, 27 postcodes
65 Median age Years, Census 2021
$725/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$725/wk
60% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$175/wk
53% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
4.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
65 years
19.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Suggan Buggan ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricSuggan BugganVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $725 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $175 -VIC $375 $390
Median age 65 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Suggan Buggan is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3885. It lies roughly 314 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Suggan Buggan has a population of 5 with a median age of 65. The median weekly household income is $725, below the VIC average.

Housing in Suggan Buggan includes a median weekly rent of $175. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average.

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

Suggan Buggan is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Suggan Buggan details

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

Postcode3885
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)5
Median Age65 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$175
Average Household Size1.3 persons
Area238.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-36.9406813
Longitude148.3478487
Distance from Melbourne314 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - East
Local GovernmentEast Gippsland
Federal ElectorateGippsland
State ElectorateGippsland East (Eastern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (80.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years4 (80.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Suggan Buggan is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 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

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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.