Bream Beach Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalInner Regional Above NSW income
2540
Postcode for Bream Beach, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 147 km from Sydney · Pop. 9
9
Population
45
Median Age
$2,999
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
8/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.5
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 Bream Beach ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

How Bream Beach Compares

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

MetricBream BeachNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,999 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Median age 45 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +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.

Bream Beach (2540) is a coastal town in regional New South Wales. It lies around 147 km from Sydney by road. The locality is part of the Jervis Bay statistical area. It is administered by Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Bream Beach has a population of 9 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $2,999, above the NSW average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Bream Beach scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Bream Beach is part of the Jervis Bay statistical area in New South Wales.

Bream Beach Details

Postcode2540
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)9
Median Age45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,999/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area0.5 km²
Population Density17/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-35.108611
Longitude150.661667
Distance from Sydney147 km
Region (SA4)Other Territories
Area (SA3)Jervis Bay
Local GovernmentShoalhaven
Federal ElectorateGilmore

Age Profile

0–14 (33.3%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (44.4%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (33.3%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years4 (44.4%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Bream Beach

Wrights Beach 1.0 km Erowal Bay 1.1 km Old Erowal Bay 2.6 km Hyams Beach 2.8 km Worrowing Heights 3.2 km Sanctuary Point 3.2 km Vincentia 3.7 km St Georges Basin 6.9 km Huskisson 7.5 km Tomerong 8.5 km Basin View 8.8 km Myola 9.5 km

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More Bream Beach 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.