Victoria · Postcode 3922

Sunset Strip postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 80 km from Melbourne

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
503
Population (2021)
$1,009
Household income/wk
$350
Median rent/wk
38
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Sunset Strip 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

3922 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
503 People Resident population, Census 2021
Bass Coast Council area 51 suburbs, 12 postcodes
38 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,009/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,009/wk
44% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$350/wk
7% 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
38 years
8.0 years younger than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
3.6%
1.4 pts below VIC average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Sunset Strip ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% 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

Sunset Strip vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricSunset StripVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,009 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $350 ≈VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,448 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 38 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 3.6% -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.

Sunset Strip is a locality 80 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3922. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is Bass Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Sunset Strip has a population of 503 with a median age of 38. The median weekly household income is $1,009, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 10 (2.0% of residents).

Housing in Sunset Strip includes a median weekly rent of $350, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,448, with 203 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 72.5% of housing.

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

Sunset Strip is part of the Gippsland - South West statistical area in Victoria.

Sunset Strip details

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

Postcode3922
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)503
Median Age38 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,009/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$636/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$350
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,448
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area0.4 km²
Population Density1367/km²
Total Dwellings203
Australian Citizens93.4%
Indigenous Population10 (2.0%)
Unemployment Rate3.6%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-38.4958178
Longitude145.2659786
Distance from Melbourne80 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - South West
Local GovernmentBass Coast
Federal ElectorateMonash
State ElectorateBass (Eastern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (22.7%) 15–24 (9.3%) 25–44 (30.2%) 45–64 (24.9%) 65+ (13.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years114 (22.7%)
15–24 years47 (9.3%)
25–44 years152 (30.2%)
45–64 years125 (24.9%)
65+ years70 (13.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (28.5%) Mortgaged (44.0%) Rented (27.5%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Sunset Strip 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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma67 (13.3%)
Arthritis50 (9.9%)
Diabetes23 (4.6%)
Heart Disease18 (3.6%)
Cancer12 (2.4%)
Lung Condition7 (1.4%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle8 (4.2%)
1 vehicle82 (42.9%)
2 vehicles65 (34.0%)
3+ vehicles36 (18.8%)

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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.