Carrs Island Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2460

Postcode for Carrs Island, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 494 km from Sydney · Pop. 10

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$360

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

1.4

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 Carrs Island ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Carrs Island Compares

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

Metric	Carrs Island	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$360 -NSW	$445	$390
Median age	42	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.

Carrs Island is a locality 494 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, Carrs Island has a population of 10 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the NSW average.

Housing in Carrs Island includes a median weekly rent of $360, 8 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, Carrs Island scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

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

Carrs Island Details

Postcode	2460
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	10
Median Age	42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$725/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$360
Average Household Size	2.5 persons
Area	1.4 km²
Population Density	7/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-29.6706497
Longitude	152.9132368
Distance from Sydney	494 km
Region (SA4)	New England and North West
Area (SA3)	Inverell - Tenterfield
Local Government	Clarence Valley
Federal Electorate	Page

Age Profile

40.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (40.0%) 45–64 (40.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	4 (40.0%)
45–64 years	4 (40.0%)
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.

Suburbs Near Carrs Island

Carrs Creek 1.8 km Waterview 2.0 km Carrs Peninsular 2.2 km Grafton West 2.3 km Grafton 2.3 km Junction Hill 3.9 km Southampton 4.2 km Crowther Island 4.8 km Alumy Creek 5.4 km Carrs Peninsula 5.4 km Great Marlow 5.8 km Seelands 5.8 km

Same Postcode (2460)

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More Carrs Island 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.