Berringer Lake Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional
2539
Postcode for Berringer Lake, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 167 km from Sydney · Pop. 30
30
Population
49
Median Age
$900
Household Income/wk
$360
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.9
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 Berringer Lake ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

How Berringer Lake Compares

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

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

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

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

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

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%)

Suburbs Near Berringer Lake

Same Postcode (2539)

More Berringer Lake 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.