Victoria · Postcode 3237

Wattle Hill postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 182 km from Melbourne

Outer Regional
11
Population (2021)
$1,125
Household income/wk
49
Median age
8/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Wattle Hill 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

3237 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
11 People Resident population, Census 2021
Corangamite Council area 68 suburbs, 16 postcodes
49 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,125/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 8/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,125/wk
38% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
8/10
2.0 deciles above VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
49 years
3.0 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 Wattle Hill ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of VIC suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Wattle Hill vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricWattle HillVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Mortgage/month $600 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 49 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.

Wattle Hill is a locality 182 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3237. It falls within the Warrnambool and South West region. The local government area is Corangamite.

According to the 2021 Census, Wattle Hill has a population of 11 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the VIC average.

Housing in Wattle Hill includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $600. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average.

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

Wattle Hill is part of the Colac - Corangamite statistical area in Victoria.

Wattle Hill details

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

Postcode3237
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)11
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$899/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$600
Average Household Size2 persons
Area11.6 km²
Population Density1/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-38.7551203
Longitude143.2514948
Distance from Melbourne182 km
Region (SA4)Warrnambool and South West
Area (SA3)Colac - Corangamite
Local GovernmentCorangamite
Federal ElectorateCorangamite
State ElectoratePolwarth (Western Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (27.3%) 45–64 (45.5%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years3 (27.3%)
45–64 years5 (45.5%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Wattle Hill is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 8 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

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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.