Victoria · Postcode 3874

Woodside Beach postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 194 km from Melbourne

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
114
Population (2021)
$1,083
Household income/wk
$236
Median rent/wk
58
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Woodside Beach 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

3874 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
114 People Resident population, Census 2021
Wellington Council area 143 suburbs, 21 postcodes
58 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,083/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against VIC

Household income
$1,083/wk
40% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$236/wk
37% below VIC average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
4.0 deciles below VIC average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
58 years
12.0 years older than VIC average
Resident median age
Unemployment
6.5%
1.5 pts above 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 Woodside Beach 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.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Woodside Beach vs the VIC average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricWoodside BeachVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,083 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $236 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,517 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 58 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 6.5% +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.

Woodside Beach is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3874. It lies roughly 194 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Wellington.

According to the 2021 Census, Woodside Beach has a population of 114 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $1,083, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 6.5%, higher than the VIC average.

Housing in Woodside Beach includes a median weekly rent of $236, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,517, with 51 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.0% of housing.

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

Woodside Beach is part of the Wellington statistical area in Victoria.

Woodside Beach details

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

Postcode3874
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)114
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,083/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$471/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$236
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,517
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area6.3 km²
Population Density18/km²
Total Dwellings51
Australian Citizens84.2%
Unemployment Rate6.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-38.5452519
Longitude146.9745677
Distance from Melbourne194 km
Region (SA4)Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)Wellington
Local GovernmentWellington
Federal ElectorateGippsland
State ElectorateGippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (14.9%) 15–24 (7.9%) 25–44 (16.7%) 45–64 (49.1%) 65+ (22.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years17 (14.9%)
15–24 years9 (7.9%)
25–44 years19 (16.7%)
45–64 years56 (49.1%)
65+ years26 (22.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (68.0%) Mortgaged (22.0%) Rented (10.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Woodside Beach is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis14 (12.3%)
Diabetes12 (10.5%)
Heart Disease12 (10.5%)
Asthma10 (8.8%)
Lung Condition7 (6.1%)
Cancer7 (6.1%)

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 vehicle13 (26.5%)
2 vehicles24 (49.0%)
3+ vehicles12 (24.5%)

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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.