Victoria · Postcode 3960

Turtons Creek postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 138 km from Melbourne

Outer Regional
33
Population (2021)
$1,062
Household income/wk
$285
Median rent/wk
51
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Turtons Creek 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

3960 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
33 People Resident population, Census 2021
South Gippsland Council area 80 suburbs, 22 postcodes
51 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,062/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,062/wk
42% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$285/wk
24% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
51 years
5.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 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 Turtons Creek ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Turtons Creek vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricTurtons CreekVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,062 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $285 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $953 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 51 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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.

Turtons Creek is a locality 138 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3960. It falls within the Latrobe - Gippsland region. The local government area is South Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Turtons Creek has a population of 33 with a median age of 51. The median weekly household income is $1,062, below the VIC average.

Housing in Turtons Creek includes a median weekly rent of $285, median monthly mortgage repayment of $953, with 15 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 78.9% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Turtons Creek scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Turtons Creek is part of the Gippsland - South West statistical area in Victoria.

Turtons Creek details

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

Postcode3960
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)33
Median Age51 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,062/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$285
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$953
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area24.3 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings15
Australian Citizens81.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-38.5539398
Longitude146.2279754
Distance from Melbourne138 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Gippsland - South West
Local GovernmentSouth Gippsland
Federal ElectorateMonash
State ElectorateGippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (15.2%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (9.1%) 45–64 (36.4%) 65+ (36.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years5 (15.2%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years3 (9.1%)
45–64 years12 (36.4%)
65+ years12 (36.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (52.6%) Mortgaged (26.3%) Rented (21.1%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Turtons Creek is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle5 (21.7%)
2 vehicles9 (39.1%)
3+ vehicles9 (39.1%)

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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.