Calamia Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2460

Postcode for Calamia, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 481 km from Sydney · Pop. 24

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

91.8

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 Calamia ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Calamia Compares

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

Metric	Calamia	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Median age	54	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.

Calamia is a locality 481 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2460. It falls within the New England and North West region. The local government area is Clarence Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Calamia has a population of 24 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $900, below the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (12.5% of residents).

Housing in Calamia includes a 10 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, Calamia scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Calamia is part of the Inverell - Tenterfield statistical area in New South Wales.

Calamia Details

Postcode	2460
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	24
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$462/week
Average Household Size	1.5 persons
Area	91.8 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	10
Australian Citizens	58.3%
Indigenous Population	3 (12.5%)
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-29.8545857
Longitude	153.0958965
Distance from Sydney	481 km
Region (SA4)	New England and North West
Area (SA3)	Inverell - Tenterfield
Local Government	Clarence Valley
Federal Electorate	Page

Age Profile

33.3%

29.2%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (33.3%) 45–64 (29.2%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	8 (33.3%)
45–64 years	7 (29.2%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) 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)

Asthma	6 (25.0%)
Diabetes	4 (16.7%)
Lung Condition	3 (12.5%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	6 (54.5%)
2 vehicles	0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles	5 (45.5%)

Suburbs Near Calamia

Wells Crossing 7.7 km Glenugie 8.2 km Halfway Creek 8.8 km Sandy Crossing 9.7 km Lanitza 9.8 km Pillar Valley 10.0 km Barcoongere 11.5 km Kungala 13.1 km Braunstone 13.9 km Dirty Creek 15.5 km Levenstrath 15.6 km Wooli 16.1 km

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More Calamia Data

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Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.