Mount Buffalo, VIC 3740
Alpine Shire CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 3740
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What to know about Mount Buffalo
Mount Buffalo (3740) sits in the Alpine region of Victoria.
Mount Buffalo has roughly 5 residents, with a young-family demographic. 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
Mount Buffalo 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 25°C (mild), winter mornings around 1°C (cold). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,427 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 2 government primary.
Schools in Mount Buffalo
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 Mount Buffalo's population at 5, with a median age of 30. That sits as a young-family demographic.
- Population
- 5
- Median age
- 30
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
1 offences recorded in 2026
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Crime data as of December 2026
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,427 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 25.1°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 0.9°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 Mount Buffalo
- What is the Mount Buffalo postcode?
- Mount Buffalo is in the 3740 postcode, in VIC, in the Alpine Shire Council region.
- Where is Mount Buffalo?
- Mount Buffalo is a suburb in the Alpine Shire Council area, VIC 3740.
- What schools are in Mount Buffalo?
- There are 3 schools serving Mount Buffalo on this page, including Porepunkah Primary School, Bright P-12 College, Wandiligong Primary School.
- How walkable is Mount Buffalo?
- Mount Buffalo has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Mount Buffalo?
- Mount Buffalo is close to Buckland, Nug Nug, Dandongadale, Porepunkah, Wandiligong.
- What is the population of Mount Buffalo?
- The population of Mount Buffalo is approximately 5 (2021 Census). The median age is 30.
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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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