Coronavirus Victoria: Melbourne postcodes with most COVID-19 infections

Newly released data has revealed the Melbourne postcodes where coronavirus infections are spiking, despite Victoria’s current lockdown.

Hoppers Crossing and Tarneit, in Melbourne’s south west, are the worst hit suburbs affected by the outbreak of coronavirus in the state, new data has revealed.

For the first time, the Victorian health department has listed all the state’s active COVID-19 cases by postcode. Previously, they were only listed by local government area which in some cases can cover a large area.

Victoria announced 397 new copronavirus infections on Saturday, down from 627 on Friday.

The new postcode-by-postcode data gives a far more granular level of information.

It reveals that postcode 3029, that include Hoppers Crossing and Tarneit as well as Truganina - located just north of Werribee - has 346 active cases based on Friday’s figures.

The high numbers is partly due to Truganina being the home of the Al-Taqwa College cluster which on Friday had 184 infections.

Postcode 3064 is the next hardest-hit location. Containing the suburbs of Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park, the area has recorded 286 cases.

Two other postcodes have seen more than 200 cases on Friday’s numbers. These are the St Albans centred postcode of 3021 which has seen 221 cases and postcode 3030 around and including Werribee which has recorded 217 cases.

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VICTORIAN POSTCODES WITH MORE THAN 50 CASES

3029 – Truganina, Tarneit, Hoppers Crossing – 346 cases

3064 – Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park, Mickleham, Kalkallo, Donnybrook – 286 cases

3021 – St Albans, Albanvale, Kealba, Kings Park – 221 cases

3030 – Quandong, Cocoroc, Werribee, Point Cook, Werribee South – 217 cases

3023 – Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Ravenhall, Cairnlea, Burnside Heights, Burnside – 177 cases

3076 – Epping – 146 cases

3020 – Sunshine West, Sunshine North, Sunshine, Albion – 144 cases

3037 – Sydenham, Hillside, Delahey, Taylors Hill, Calder Park) – 119 cases

3031 – Kensington, Flemington) – 118 cases

3175 – Dandenong, Dandenong South, Dandenong North, Bangholme 112 cases

3024 – Wyndham Vale, Manor Lakes, Mambourin, Mount Cottrell, Fieldstone – 94 cases

3060 – Fawkner – 91 cases

3081 – Heidelberg West, Heidelberg Heights, Bellfield – 79 cases

3337 – Kurunjang, Melton, Harkness, Toolern Vale, Melton West – 79 cases

3250 – Colac, Elliminyt, Colac East, Colac West – 69 cases

3051 – North Melbourne- 68 cases

3338 – Melton – 66 cases

3046 – Glenroy, Oak Park, Hadfield – 65 cases

3022 – Ardeer – 64 cases

3074 – Thomastown – 60 cases

3012 – West Footscray, Maidstone, Kingsville, Brooklyn, Tottenham – 57 cases

3073 – Reservoir – 57 cases

3977 – Cranbourne, Botanic Ridge, Devon Meadows – 54 cases

3011 – Footscray, Seddon – 53 cases

3058 – Coburg, Coburg North – 52 cases

3137 – Kilsyth, Kilsyth South – 50 cases