Carnham Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional

2460

Postcode for Carnham, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 521 km from Sydney · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$725

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

4/10

SEIFA Advantage

63.6

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 Carnham ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

How Carnham Compares

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

Metric	Carnham	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$725 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Median age	73	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	4/10 -NSW	6.0/10	6.0/10

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.

Carnham is a locality 521 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, Carnham has a population of 4 with a median age of 73. The median weekly household income is $725, below the NSW average.

Housing in Carnham includes a 4 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, Carnham scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

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

Carnham Details

Postcode	2460
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	73 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$450/week
Average Household Size	1.7 persons
Area	63.6 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	4
Australian Citizens	100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	4/10 (below average)
Latitude	-29.3418635
Longitude	152.6381758
Distance from Sydney	521 km
Region (SA4)	New England and North West
Area (SA3)	Inverell - Tenterfield
Local Government	Clarence Valley
Federal Electorate	Page

Age Profile

100.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (100.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	4 (100.0%)

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 4 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Carnham

Fine Flower 2.0 km Upper Fine Flower 2.3 km Eighteen Mile 11.1 km Barretts Creek 12.0 km Dumbudgery 12.1 km Pulganbar 12.7 km Coombadjha 13.2 km Baryulgil 14.0 km Heifer Station 15.1 km Malabugilmah 18.1 km Collum Collum 18.4 km Smiths Creek 18.7 km

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More Carnham 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.