New South Wales · Postcode 2546

Beauty Point postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 298 km from Sydney

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
1,285
Population (2021)
$841
Household income/wk
$260
Median rent/wk
57
Median age
1/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Beauty Point at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2546 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
1,285 People Resident population, Census 2021
West Tamar Council area Local Government Area
57 Median age Years, Census 2021
$841/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 1/10 SEIFA advantage Very low SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$841/wk
56% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$260/wk
42% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
1/10
5.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
57 years
12.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
7.5%
2.5 pts above NSW average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Beauty Point ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Beauty Point vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricBeauty PointNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $841 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $260 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,083 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 57 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 7.5% +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.

Beauty Point is a locality 298 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2546. It falls within the Capital Region region. The local government area is West Tamar.

According to the 2021 Census, Beauty Point has a population of 1,285 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $841, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 7.5%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 40 (3.1% of residents).

Housing in Beauty Point includes a median weekly rent of $260, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, with 586 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 81.1% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Beauty Point scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Beauty Point is part of the South Coast statistical area in New South Wales.

Beauty Point details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2546
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)1,285
Median Age57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$841/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$467/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$260
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2 persons
Area10.0 km²
Population Density128/km²
Total Dwellings586
Australian Citizens90.1%
Indigenous Population40 (3.1%)
Unemployment Rate7.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-36.3781
Longitude150.068
Distance from Sydney298 km
Region (SA4)Capital Region
Area (SA3)South Coast
Local GovernmentWest Tamar
Federal ElectorateEden-Monaro
State ElectorateMonaro
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (12.4%) 15–24 (8.1%) 25–44 (14.1%) 45–64 (31.2%) 65+ (35.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years159 (12.4%)
15–24 years104 (8.1%)
25–44 years181 (14.1%)
45–64 years401 (31.2%)
65+ years451 (35.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (54.2%) Mortgaged (26.9%) Rented (18.9%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Beauty Point is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis255 (19.8%)
Asthma129 (10.0%)
Diabetes103 (8.0%)
Heart Disease80 (6.2%)
Cancer60 (4.7%)
Lung Condition53 (4.1%)
Dementia5 (0.4%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle18 (3.1%)
1 vehicle230 (39.8%)
2 vehicles207 (35.8%)
3+ vehicles123 (21.3%)

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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.