Bottle Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2469
Postcode for Bottle Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 580 km from Sydney · Pop. 42
42
Population
52
Median Age
$725
Household Income/wk
$38
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
25.8
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 Bottle Creek ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bottle Creek Compares

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

MetricBottle CreekNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $725 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $38 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,734 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 52 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Bottle Creek is a locality 580 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2469. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Kyogle.

According to the 2021 Census, Bottle Creek has a population of 42 with a median age of 52. The median weekly household income is $725, below the NSW average.

Housing in Bottle Creek includes a median weekly rent of $38, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,734, with 17 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, Bottle Creek scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Bottle Creek is part of the Richmond Valley - Hinterland statistical area in New South Wales.

Bottle Creek Details

Postcode2469
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)42
Median Age52 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$458/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$38
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,734
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area25.8 km²
Population Density2/km²
Total Dwellings17
Australian Citizens97.6%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-28.8021178
Longitude152.6394542
Distance from Sydney580 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Richmond Valley - Hinterland
Local GovernmentKyogle
Federal ElectoratePage

Age Profile

0–14 (7.1%) 15–24 (9.5%) 25–44 (9.5%) 45–64 (52.4%) 65+ (14.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (7.1%)
15–24 years4 (9.5%)
25–44 years4 (9.5%)
45–64 years22 (52.4%)
65+ years6 (14.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (50.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis7 (16.7%)
Diabetes7 (16.7%)
Asthma6 (14.3%)
Lung Condition4 (9.5%)
Cancer3 (7.1%)

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 vehicle5 (33.3%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles10 (66.7%)

Suburbs Near Bottle Creek

Same Postcode (2469)

More Bottle Creek 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.