Victoria · Postcode 3072

Sylvester postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 10 km from Melbourne

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Sylvester at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Sylvester.

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3072 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

0 People Resident population, Census 2021

Darebin Council area 23 suburbs, 9 postcodes

Search postcode 3072 Compare with another suburb Darebin LGA map Nearest weather: Melbourne NDIS providers in Darebin

Postcode 3072 covers Sylvester, an inland suburb of Melbourne about 10 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Melbourne - North East region of Victoria. Local government services are provided by Darebin.

Sylvester is part of the Darebin - North statistical area in Victoria.

Sylvester details

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Postcode	3072
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Latitude	-37.7376
Longitude	145.017
Distance from Melbourne	10 km
Region (SA4)	Melbourne - North East
Area (SA3)	Darebin - North
Local Government	Darebin
Federal Electorate	Cooper
State Electorate	Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
Time Zone	AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Suburbs Near Sylvester

Preston 0.6 km Reservoir South 0.8 km Northland Centre 1.2 km Regent West 1.9 km Preston West 1.9 km Preston South 2.0 km Reservoir East 2.1 km Gilberton 2.4 km Heidelberg Rgh 2.4 km Thornbury 2.6 km Heidelberg West 2.7 km Reservoir 2.9 km

Same Postcode (3072)

Gilberton Northland Centre Preston Preston Lower Preston South Preston West Regent West

More Sylvester Data

Darebin LGA 23 suburbs, 9 postcodes, 144,864 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Melbourne (9.0 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Darebin 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.