Castlecrag Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2068
Postcode for Castlecrag, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 8 km from Sydney · Pop. 2,965
2,965
Population
47
Median Age
$4,675
Household Income/wk
$1,010
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.5
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 Castlecrag ranks: household income is in the top 10% 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 Castlecrag Compares

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

MetricCastlecragNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $4,675 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $1,010 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $4,333 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 47 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 4.2% -NSW 5.0% 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.

Castlecrag is a coastal suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, with postcode 2068. It sits about 8 km from the Sydney CBD, within the Willoughby local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 1.5 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Castlecrag has a population of 2,965 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $4,675, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (0.1% of residents).

Housing in Castlecrag includes a median weekly rent of $1,010, median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,333, with 955 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 88.9% of housing.

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

Castlecrag is part of the Chatswood - Lane Cove statistical area in New South Wales.

Castlecrag Details

Postcode2068
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)2,965
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$4,675/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,446/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$1,010
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,333
Average Household Size3 persons
Area1.5 km²
Population Density1969/km²
Total Dwellings955
Australian Citizens91.3%
Indigenous Population3 (0.1%)
Unemployment Rate4.2%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.80137
Longitude151.22007
Distance from Sydney8 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
Area (SA3)Chatswood - Lane Cove
Local GovernmentWilloughby
Federal ElectorateNorth Sydney

Age Profile

0–14 (18.2%) 15–24 (15.9%) 25–44 (13.1%) 45–64 (34.1%) 65+ (18.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years541 (18.2%)
15–24 years470 (15.9%)
25–44 years389 (13.1%)
45–64 years1,012 (34.1%)
65+ years557 (18.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (49.6%) Mortgaged (39.3%) Rented (11.1%)

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)

Arthritis179 (6.0%)
Asthma179 (6.0%)
Heart Disease97 (3.3%)
Cancer96 (3.2%)
Diabetes74 (2.5%)
Lung Condition21 (0.7%)
Dementia14 (0.5%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle19 (2.0%)
1 vehicle265 (27.7%)
2 vehicles452 (47.3%)
3+ vehicles219 (22.9%)

Suburbs Near Castlecrag

Same Postcode (2068)

More Castlecrag 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.