Wulgulmerang East Postcode

Victoria

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

3885

Postcode for Wulgulmerang East, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 301 km from Melbourne · Pop. 12

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

145.6

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 Wulgulmerang East 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 Wulgulmerang East Compares

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

Metric	Wulgulmerang East	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Median age	56	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.

Wulgulmerang East is a remote community in Victoria, with postcode 3885. It lies roughly 301 km from Melbourne, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by East Gippsland.

According to the 2021 Census, Wulgulmerang East has a population of 12 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the VIC average.

Housing in Wulgulmerang East includes a 3 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average.

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

Wulgulmerang East is part of the Gippsland - East statistical area in Victoria.

Wulgulmerang East Details

Postcode	3885
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	12
Median Age	56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,499/week
Average Household Size	1 persons
Area	145.6 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	3
Australian Citizens	33.3%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-37.0982656
Longitude	148.2544511
Distance from Melbourne	301 km
Region (SA4)	Latrobe - Gippsland
Area (SA3)	Gippsland - East
Local Government	East Gippsland
Federal Electorate	Gippsland

Age Profile

25.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	3 (25.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Wulgulmerang East

Gelantipy 5.5 km Wulgulmerang 10.1 km Deddick Valley 14.0 km Butchers Ridge 16.6 km Brumby 18.7 km Wulgulmerang West 19.1 km Suggan Buggan 19.4 km W Tree 24.9 km Nunniong 30.1 km Cobberas 31.0 km Murrindal 33.6 km Tubbut 33.8 km

Same Postcode (3885)

Brumby Bruthen Buchan Buchan South Butchers Ridge Gelantipy Mossiface Murrindal Suggan Buggan Tambo Upper Timbarra W Tree Wiseleigh Wulgulmerang Wulgulmerang West Yalmy

More Wulgulmerang East Data

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Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.