Wareek Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
3465
Postcode for Wareek, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 149 km from Melbourne · Pop. 72
72
Population
61
Median Age
$1,041
Household Income/wk
$150
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
65.7
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 Wareek 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.

How Wareek Compares

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

MetricWareekVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,041 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $150 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,030 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 61 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Wareek is a locality 149 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3465. It falls within the North West region. The local government area is Central Goldfields.

According to the 2021 Census, Wareek has a population of 72 with a median age of 61. The median weekly household income is $1,041, below the VIC average.

Housing in Wareek includes a median weekly rent of $150, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,030, with 32 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.9% of housing.

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

Wareek is part of the Grampians statistical area in Victoria.

Wareek Details

Postcode3465
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)72
Median Age61 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,041/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$599/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$150
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,030
Average Household Size1.9 persons
Area65.7 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings32
Australian Citizens86.1%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-37.0145003
Longitude143.6111837
Distance from Melbourne149 km
Region (SA4)North West
Area (SA3)Grampians
Local GovernmentCentral Goldfields
Federal ElectorateMallee

Age Profile

0–14 (4.2%) 15–24 (5.6%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (27.8%) 65+ (34.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (4.2%)
15–24 years4 (5.6%)
25–44 years18 (25.0%)
45–64 years20 (27.8%)
65+ years25 (34.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (57.6%) Mortgaged (33.3%) Rented (9.1%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis17 (23.6%)
Diabetes5 (6.9%)
Heart Disease5 (6.9%)
Asthma3 (4.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle5 (14.7%)
2 vehicles14 (41.2%)
3+ vehicles15 (44.1%)

Suburbs Near Wareek

Rathscar 5.6 km Bung Bong 5.8 km Homebush 5.8 km Alma 6.1 km Timor West 7.6 km Bowenvale 8.1 km Dunluce 9.3 km Timor 9.3 km Adelaide Lead 9.8 km Rathscar West 11.0 km Maryborough 12.4 km Mount Hooghly 13.2 km

Same Postcode (3465)

Adelaide Lead Alma Bowenvale Bung Bong Cotswold Craigie Daisy Hill Flagstaff Havelock Homebush Majorca Maryborough Moolort Natte Yallock Rathscar Rathscar West Rodborough Simson Timor Timor West

More Wareek Data

Central Goldfields LGA 38 suburbs, 7 postcodes, 13,549 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Daylesford (60.6 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Central Goldfields 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.