Swanwater West Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Above VIC income
3480
Postcode for Swanwater West, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 225 km from Melbourne · Pop. 17
17
Population
36
Median Age
$3,999
Household Income/wk
$100
Median Rent/wk
8/10
SEIFA Advantage
48.2
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 Swanwater West ranks: household income is in the top 10% of VIC suburbs.

How Swanwater West Compares

Swanwater West vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricSwanwater WestVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $3,999 +VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $100 -VIC $375 $390
Median age 36 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +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.

Swanwater West is a locality 225 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3480. It falls within the North West region. The local government area is Northern Grampians.

According to the 2021 Census, Swanwater West has a population of 17 with a median age of 36. The median weekly household income is $3,999, above the VIC average.

Housing in Swanwater West includes a median weekly rent of $100, 6 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Swanwater West scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Swanwater West is part of the Murray River - Swan Hill statistical area in Victoria.

Swanwater West Details

Postcode3480
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)17
Median Age36 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,999/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$2,099/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$100
Average Household Size3.8 persons
Area48.2 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings6
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-36.5358402
Longitude142.9935811
Distance from Melbourne225 km
Region (SA4)North West
Area (SA3)Murray River - Swan Hill
Local GovernmentNorthern Grampians
Federal ElectorateMallee

Age Profile

0–14 (29.4%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (41.2%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (41.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years5 (29.4%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years7 (41.2%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years7 (41.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Swanwater West

Traynors Lagoon 5.1 km Gre Gre North 6.3 km Avon Plains 6.3 km Mitchells Hill 8.3 km Swanwater 8.4 km Cope Cope 8.9 km York Plains 8.9 km Rich Avon East 9.2 km Grays Bridge 12.4 km Rich Avon 12.7 km Gre Gre South 14.2 km Marnoo East 14.5 km

Same Postcode (3480)

Areegra Banyenong Carron Cope Cope Corack Corack East Donald Gil Gil Jeffcott Jeffcott North Laen Laen East Laen North Lake Buloke Lawler Litchfield Rich Avon Rich Avon East Rich Avon West

More Swanwater West Data

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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.