Bishops Bridge Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional
2326
Postcode for Bishops Bridge, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 127 km from Sydney · Pop. 218
218
Population
43
Median Age
$1,949
Household Income/wk
$185
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
14.6
Area (km²)

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

How Bishops Bridge Compares

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

MetricBishops BridgeNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,949 ≈NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $185 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,000 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 43 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 ≈NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.4% -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.

Bishops Bridge is a locality 127 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2326. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Maitland.

According to the 2021 Census, Bishops Bridge has a population of 218 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,949, close to the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 2.4%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 14 (6.4% of residents).

Housing in Bishops Bridge includes a median weekly rent of $185, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,000, with 79 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 95.4% of housing.

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

Bishops Bridge is part of the Maitland statistical area in New South Wales.

Bishops Bridge Details

Postcode2326
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)218
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$762/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$185
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,000
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area14.6 km²
Population Density15/km²
Total Dwellings79
Australian Citizens95.0%
Indigenous Population14 (6.4%)
Unemployment Rate2.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-32.7455086
Longitude151.4727339
Distance from Sydney127 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Maitland
Local GovernmentMaitland
Federal ElectoratePaterson

Age Profile

0–14 (20.2%) 15–24 (11.5%) 25–44 (16.5%) 45–64 (26.6%) 65+ (19.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years44 (20.2%)
15–24 years25 (11.5%)
25–44 years36 (16.5%)
45–64 years58 (26.6%)
65+ years43 (19.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (53.8%) Mortgaged (41.5%) Rented (4.6%)

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)

Arthritis31 (14.2%)
Asthma12 (5.5%)
Heart Disease9 (4.1%)
Lung Condition6 (2.8%)
Cancer6 (2.8%)

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 vehicle18 (25.0%)
2 vehicles22 (30.6%)
3+ vehicles32 (44.4%)

Suburbs Near Bishops Bridge

Sawyers Gully 2.9 km Farley 4.4 km Loxford 5.0 km Windella 5.2 km Lochinvar 5.5 km Rutherford 5.9 km Telarah 6.0 km Allandale 6.2 km Gillieston Heights 6.2 km Cliftleigh 6.4 km Mount Dee 6.4 km Keinbah 6.7 km

Same Postcode (2326)

Abermain Loxford Neath Sawyers Gully Weston

More Bishops Bridge Data

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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.