Browns Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2799
Postcode for Browns Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 191 km from Sydney · Pop. 120
120
Population
40
Median Age
$2,874
Household Income/wk
$165
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
55.5
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 Browns Creek ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Browns Creek Compares

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

MetricBrowns CreekNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,874 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $165 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,600 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 40 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.

Browns Creek is a locality 191 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2799. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Blayney.

According to the 2021 Census, Browns Creek has a population of 120 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,874, above the NSW average.

Housing in Browns Creek includes a median weekly rent of $165, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,600, with 38 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Browns Creek scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Browns Creek is part of the Orange statistical area in New South Wales.

Browns Creek Details

Postcode2799
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)120
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,874/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,352/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$165
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,600
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area55.5 km²
Population Density2/km²
Total Dwellings38
Australian Citizens92.5%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.5184239
Longitude149.1849713
Distance from Sydney191 km
Region (SA4)Central West
Area (SA3)Orange
Local GovernmentBlayney
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (23.3%) 15–24 (3.3%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (35.0%) 65+ (6.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years28 (23.3%)
15–24 years4 (3.3%)
25–44 years30 (25.0%)
45–64 years42 (35.0%)
65+ years8 (6.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (20.0%) Mortgaged (67.5%) Rented (12.5%)

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)

Asthma7 (5.8%)
Arthritis6 (5.0%)
Cancer6 (5.0%)
Heart Disease5 (4.2%)

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 vehicle8 (18.2%)
2 vehicles22 (50.0%)
3+ vehicles14 (31.8%)

Suburbs Near Browns Creek

Blayney 6.2 km Tallwood 6.5 km Millthorpe 7.6 km Beneree 8.0 km Carcoar 11.4 km Forest Reefs 11.7 km Steve Kings Plains 12.6 km Guyong 13.1 km Errowanbang 13.5 km Shadforth 14.1 km Flyers Creek 14.4 km Burnt Yards 15.3 km

Same Postcode (2799)

Blayney Fitzgeralds Mount Neville Vittoria

More Browns Creek 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.