Cambewarra Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2540
Postcode for Cambewarra, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 120 km from Sydney · Pop. 234
234
Population
55
Median Age
$2,295
Household Income/wk
$540
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
18.3
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 Cambewarra ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Cambewarra Compares

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

MetricCambewarraNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,295 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $540 +NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,167 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 55 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.3% -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.

Cambewarra is a locality 120 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2540. It falls within the Other Territories region. The local government area is Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Cambewarra has a population of 234 with a median age of 55. The median weekly household income is $2,295, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 2.3%, lower than the NSW average.

Housing in Cambewarra includes a median weekly rent of $540, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 83 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.5% of housing.

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

Cambewarra is served by Cambewarra Public School.

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

Cambewarra Details

Postcode2540
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)234
Median Age55 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,295/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$846/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$540
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area18.3 km²
Population Density13/km²
Total Dwellings83
Australian Citizens94.0%
Unemployment Rate2.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.8040001
Longitude150.5646559
Distance from Sydney120 km
Region (SA4)Other Territories
Area (SA3)Jervis Bay
Local GovernmentShoalhaven
Federal ElectorateGilmore

Age Profile

0–14 (9.8%) 15–24 (11.5%) 25–44 (17.1%) 45–64 (35.9%) 65+ (27.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years23 (9.8%)
15–24 years27 (11.5%)
25–44 years40 (17.1%)
45–64 years84 (35.9%)
65+ years64 (27.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (66.2%) Mortgaged (24.3%) Rented (9.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis29 (12.4%)
Asthma17 (7.3%)
Heart Disease12 (5.1%)
Diabetes11 (4.7%)
Cancer8 (3.4%)
Dementia7 (3.0%)
Lung Condition4 (1.7%)

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 vehicle12 (14.5%)
2 vehicles31 (37.3%)
3+ vehicles40 (48.2%)

Schools in Cambewarra

Cambewarra Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1029 · 216 students

Suburbs Near Cambewarra

Same Postcode (2540)

More Cambewarra 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.