Yawong Hills Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA

3478

Postcode for Yawong Hills, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 205 km from Melbourne · Pop. 5

Population

Median Age

$874

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

25.3

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 Yawong Hills ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Yawong Hills Compares

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

Metric	Yawong Hills	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$874 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Median age	71	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Yawong Hills is a locality 205 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3478. It falls within the North West region. The local government area is Buloke.

According to the 2021 Census, Yawong Hills has a population of 5 with a median age of 71. The median weekly household income is $874, below the VIC average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Yawong Hills scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Yawong Hills is part of the Murray River - Swan Hill statistical area in Victoria.

Yawong Hills Details

Postcode	3478
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	5
Median Age	71 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$874/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$537/week
Average Household Size	1.5 persons
Area	25.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-36.4873208
Longitude	143.3510805
Distance from Melbourne	205 km
Region (SA4)	North West
Area (SA3)	Murray River - Swan Hill
Local Government	Buloke
Federal Electorate	Mallee

Age Profile

60.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (60.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	3 (60.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Yawong Hills

Coonooer Bridge 3.4 km Nine Mile 6.6 km Berrimal West 7.3 km Gowar East 9.7 km Slaty Creek 11.9 km Coonooer West 12.7 km Yeungroon 13.1 km Berrimal 13.5 km Gooroc 14.1 km St Arnaud East 14.5 km Medlyn 15.0 km St Arnaud North 15.5 km

Same Postcode (3478)

Berrimal West Darkbonee Dooboobetic Elberton Medlyn Mitchells Hill Moonambel Percydale St Arnaud Tanwood Warrenmang

More Yawong Hills Data

Buloke LGA 83 suburbs, 17 postcodes, 6,127 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bendigo (88.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Buloke LGA

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.