Carwell Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2849
Postcode for Carwell, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 166 km from Sydney · Pop. 28
28
Population
54
Median Age
$1,749
Household Income/wk
$215
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
54.2
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 Carwell ranks: SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Carwell Compares

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

MetricCarwellNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,749 ≈NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $215 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,350 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 54 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -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.

Carwell is a locality 166 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2849. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Mid-Western Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Carwell has a population of 28 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,749, close to the NSW average.

Housing in Carwell includes a median weekly rent of $215, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,350, with 13 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 82.4% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Carwell scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Carwell is part of the Lithgow - Mudgee statistical area in New South Wales.

Carwell Details

Postcode2849
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)28
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,749/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$749/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$215
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,350
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area54.2 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings13
Australian Citizens103.6%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.8379142
Longitude149.9222202
Distance from Sydney166 km
Region (SA4)Central West
Area (SA3)Lithgow - Mudgee
Local GovernmentMid-Western Regional
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (28.6%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (28.6%) 45–64 (28.6%) 65+ (53.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years8 (28.6%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years8 (28.6%)
45–64 years8 (28.6%)
65+ years15 (53.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (58.8%) Mortgaged (23.5%) Rented (17.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma5 (17.9%)

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 vehicle3 (23.1%)
2 vehicles6 (46.2%)
3+ vehicles4 (30.8%)

Suburbs Near Carwell

Same Postcode (2849)

More Carwell 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.