Bamarang Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
2540
Postcode for Bamarang, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 131 km from Sydney · Pop. 35
35
Population
53
Median Age
$949
Household Income/wk
$260
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
11.8
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 Bamarang ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bamarang Compares

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

MetricBamarangNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $949 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $260 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $3,120 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 53 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -NSW 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.

Bamarang is a locality 131 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2540. It falls within the Other Territories region. The local government area is Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Bamarang has a population of 35 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $949, below the NSW average.

Housing in Bamarang includes a median weekly rent of $260, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,120, with 12 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 71.4% of housing.

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

Bamarang is part of the Jervis Bay statistical area in New South Wales.

Bamarang Details

Postcode2540
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)35
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$664/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$260
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$3,120
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area11.8 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings12
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.8956489
Longitude150.5193226
Distance from Sydney131 km
Region (SA4)Other Territories
Area (SA3)Jervis Bay
Local GovernmentShoalhaven
Federal ElectorateGilmore

Age Profile

0–14 (14.3%) 15–24 (14.3%) 25–44 (8.6%) 45–64 (42.9%) 65+ (17.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years5 (14.3%)
15–24 years5 (14.3%)
25–44 years3 (8.6%)
45–64 years15 (42.9%)
65+ years6 (17.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (21.4%) Rented (28.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (21.4%)
2 vehicles5 (35.7%)
3+ vehicles6 (42.9%)

Suburbs Near Bamarang

Same Postcode (2540)

More Bamarang 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.