New South Wales · Postcode 2540

Bream Beach postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 147 km from Sydney

CoastalInner Regional Above NSW income
9
Population (2021)
$2,999
Household income/wk
45
Median age
8/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Bream Beach at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2540 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
9 People Resident population, Census 2021
Shoalhaven Council area 135 suburbs, 9 postcodes
45 Median age Years, Census 2021
$2,999/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 8/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$2,999/wk
55% above NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
8/10
2.0 deciles above NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
45 years
matches NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

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.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Bream Beach vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

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

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

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
State ElectorateUnclassified (OT)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

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

Bream Beach is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

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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.