Balgowlah Heights Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2093
Postcode for Balgowlah Heights, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 9 km from Sydney · Pop. 3,546
3,546
Population
43
Median Age
$4,687
Household Income/wk
$1,320
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.7
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 Balgowlah Heights ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Balgowlah Heights Compares

Balgowlah Heights vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBalgowlah HeightsNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $4,687 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $1,320 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $4,878 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 43 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 4.0% -NSW 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Balgowlah Heights is a coastal suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, with postcode 2093. It sits about 9 km from the Sydney CBD, within the Northern Beaches local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 1.7 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Balgowlah Heights has a population of 3,546 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $4,687, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 6 (0.2% of residents).

Housing in Balgowlah Heights includes a median weekly rent of $1,320, median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,878, with 1,048 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 91.5% of housing.

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

Balgowlah Heights is part of the Warringah statistical area in New South Wales.

Balgowlah Heights Details

Postcode2093
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)3,546
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$4,687/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,333/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$1,320
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,878
Average Household Size3.3 persons
Area1.7 km²
Population Density2106/km²
Total Dwellings1,048
Australian Citizens91.7%
Indigenous Population6 (0.2%)
Unemployment Rate4.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.8072234
Longitude151.2641654
Distance from Sydney9 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Northern Beaches
Area (SA3)Warringah
Local GovernmentNorthern Beaches
Federal ElectorateWarringah

Age Profile

0–14 (23.9%) 15–24 (13.5%) 25–44 (14.7%) 45–64 (32.7%) 65+ (15.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years849 (23.9%)
15–24 years478 (13.5%)
25–44 years522 (14.7%)
45–64 years1,158 (32.7%)
65+ years536 (15.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (48.2%) Mortgaged (43.4%) Rented (8.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma208 (5.9%)
Arthritis190 (5.4%)
Cancer107 (3.0%)
Heart Disease96 (2.7%)
Diabetes40 (1.1%)
Lung Condition24 (0.7%)
Dementia17 (0.5%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle21 (2.0%)
1 vehicle238 (22.8%)
2 vehicles538 (51.5%)
3+ vehicles247 (23.7%)

Suburbs Near Balgowlah Heights

Same Postcode (2093)

More Balgowlah Heights Data

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.