Turtons Creek Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional
3960
Postcode for Turtons Creek, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 138 km from Melbourne · Pop. 33
33
Population
51
Median Age
$1,062
Household Income/wk
$285
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
24.3
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 Turtons Creek ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs.

How Turtons Creek Compares

Turtons Creek vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

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

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

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

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

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

Suburbs Near Turtons Creek

Boolarong 3.2 km Gunyah 3.9 km Rumbug 4.0 km Woorarra West 4.3 km Dollar 4.5 km Wonga 5.3 km Foster North 7.0 km Mount Best 7.2 km Dumbalk North 8.1 km Foster 11.0 km Dumbalk 11.8 km Toora North 12.7 km

Same Postcode (3960)

Bennison Boolarong Foster Foster North Gunyah Mount Best Rumbug Shallow Inlet Tidal River Wilsons Promontory Wonga Woorarra West Yanakie

More Turtons Creek Data

South Gippsland LGA 80 suburbs, 22 postcodes, 30,660 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Traralgon (47.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for South Gippsland LGA

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.