New South Wales · Postcode 2539

Berringer Lake postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 167 km from Sydney

Inner Regional
30
Population (2021)
$900
Household income/wk
$360
Median rent/wk
49
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Berringer Lake 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

2539 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
30 People Resident population, Census 2021
Shoalhaven Council area 135 suburbs, 9 postcodes
49 Median age Years, Census 2021
$900/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 6/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$900/wk
53% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$360/wk
19% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
6/10
matches NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
49 years
4.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below 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 Berringer Lake ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Berringer Lake vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricBerringer LakeNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $900 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $360 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,037 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 49 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 ≈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.

Berringer Lake is a locality 167 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2539. It falls within the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven region. The local government area is Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Berringer Lake has a population of 30 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $900, below the NSW average.

Housing in Berringer Lake includes a median weekly rent of $360, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,037, with 10 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Berringer Lake scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Berringer Lake is part of the Shoalhaven statistical area in New South Wales.

Berringer Lake details

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

Postcode2539
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)30
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$360
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,037
Average Household Size2 persons
Area0.9 km²
Population Density32/km²
Total Dwellings10
Australian Citizens93.3%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-35.2498
Longitude150.505
Distance from Sydney167 km
Region (SA4)Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
Area (SA3)Shoalhaven
Local GovernmentShoalhaven
Federal ElectorateGilmore
State ElectorateSouth Coast
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (10.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (60.0%) 65+ (30.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (10.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years18 (60.0%)
65+ years9 (30.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.4%) Mortgaged (55.6%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Berringer Lake is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 6 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)

Arthritis9 (30.0%)
Asthma4 (13.3%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle4 (57.1%)
2 vehicles3 (42.9%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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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.