Yarroweyah Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
3644
Postcode for Yarroweyah, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 215 km from Melbourne · Pop. 551
551
Population
45
Median Age
$1,321
Household Income/wk
$215
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
59.6
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 Yarroweyah ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Yarroweyah Compares

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

MetricYarroweyahVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,321 -VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $215 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,257 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 45 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 3.5% -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.

Yarroweyah is a locality 215 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3644. It falls within the Shepparton region. The local government area is Moira.

According to the 2021 Census, Yarroweyah has a population of 551 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $1,321, below the VIC average. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, lower than the VIC average. The Indigenous population is 10 (1.8% of residents).

Housing in Yarroweyah includes a median weekly rent of $215, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,257, with 181 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.3% of housing.

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

Yarroweyah is part of the Moira statistical area in Victoria.

Yarroweyah Details

Postcode3644
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)551
Median Age45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,321/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$577/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$215
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,257
Average Household Size2.7 persons
Area59.6 km²
Population Density9/km²
Total Dwellings181
Australian Citizens81.5%
Indigenous Population10 (1.8%)
Unemployment Rate3.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-35.933333
Longitude145.55
Distance from Melbourne215 km
Region (SA4)Shepparton
Area (SA3)Moira
Local GovernmentMoira
Federal ElectorateNicholls

Age Profile

0–14 (20.1%) 15–24 (7.8%) 25–44 (21.2%) 45–64 (31.2%) 65+ (19.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years111 (20.1%)
15–24 years43 (7.8%)
25–44 years117 (21.2%)
45–64 years172 (31.2%)
65+ years108 (19.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.8%) Mortgaged (45.5%) Rented (9.7%)

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)

Arthritis64 (11.6%)
Asthma53 (9.6%)
Cancer29 (5.3%)
Diabetes21 (3.8%)
Heart Disease19 (3.4%)
Lung Condition8 (1.5%)

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 vehicle28 (15.5%)
2 vehicles83 (45.9%)
3+ vehicles70 (38.7%)

Suburbs Near Yarroweyah

Koonoomoo 5.5 km Strathmerton 6.7 km Cobram 9.7 km Muckatah 9.8 km Mywee 9.8 km Katunga 11.3 km Ulupna 13.9 km Cobram East 15.3 km Naring 15.5 km Katamatite 17.9 km Yalca 19.6 km Numurkah 19.8 km

Same Postcode (3644)

Barooga Cobram Cobram East Koonoomoo Lalalty Muckatah

More Yarroweyah Data

Moira LGA 55 suburbs, 16 postcodes, 30,538 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Shepparton (51.5 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Moira 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.