Bidgeemia Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income

2642

Postcode for Bidgeemia, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 461 km from Sydney · Pop. 32

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

232.0

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 Bidgeemia ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bidgeemia Compares

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

Metric	Bidgeemia	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$500 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	54	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.

Bidgeemia is a locality 461 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2642. It falls within the Riverina region. The local government area is Lockhart.

According to the 2021 Census, Bidgeemia has a population of 32 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the NSW average.

Housing in Bidgeemia includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $500, 13 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, Bidgeemia scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Bidgeemia is part of the Wagga Wagga statistical area in New South Wales.

Bidgeemia Details

Postcode	2642
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	32
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$500
Average Household Size	2.4 persons
Area	232.0 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	13
Australian Citizens	96.9%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-35.3920144
Longitude	146.5178704
Distance from Sydney	461 km
Region (SA4)	Riverina
Area (SA3)	Wagga Wagga
Local Government	Lockhart
Federal Electorate	Farrer

Age Profile

9.4%

40.6%

31.2%

0–14 (9.4%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (40.6%) 65+ (31.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	3 (9.4%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	13 (40.6%)
65+ years	10 (31.2%)

Housing Tenure

70.6%

29.4%

Owned outright (70.6%) Mortgaged (29.4%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis

6 (18.8%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	6 (66.7%)
3+ vehicles	3 (33.3%)

Suburbs Near Bidgeemia

Urangeline 8.1 km Brookong 11.7 km Cullivel 16.1 km Urangeline East 16.9 km Osborne 19.0 km Coonong 23.7 km Urana 23.8 km Rand 25.2 km Yuluma 25.5 km Lockhart 26.1 km Pleasant Hills 27.8 km Daysdale 28.9 km

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More Bidgeemia Data

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Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.