Big Desert, VIC 3490
Hindmarsh Shire CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 3490
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What to know about Big Desert
Big Desert (3490) sits in the Hindmarsh region of Victoria.
Big Desert has roughly 8 residents, with a typical family-age mix. Households are dominated by renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Big Desert scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 32°C (hot), winter mornings around 5°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 332 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Big Desert's population at 8, with a median age of 40. That sits as a typical family-age mix.
- Population
- 8
- Median age
- 40
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 332 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.2°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 4.5°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Big Desert
- What is the Big Desert postcode?
- Big Desert is in the 3490 postcode, in VIC, in the Hindmarsh Shire Council region.
- Where is Big Desert?
- Big Desert is a suburb in the Hindmarsh Shire Council area, VIC 3490.
- How walkable is Big Desert?
- Big Desert has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Big Desert?
- Big Desert is close to Tutye, Albacutya, Boinka, Murrayville, Yaapeet.
- What is the population of Big Desert?
- The population of Big Desert is approximately 8 (2021 Census). The median age is 40.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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