Cataract Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Above NSW income

2560

Postcode for Cataract, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 59 km from Sydney · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$2,750

Household Income/wk

$270

Median Rent/wk

N/A/10

SEIFA Advantage

204.6

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 Cataract ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs.

How Cataract Compares

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

Metric	Cataract	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,750 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$270 -NSW	$445	$390
Median age	43	45.0	45.0
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.

Cataract is a locality 59 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2560. It falls within the Sydney - Outer South West region. The local government area is Wollongong.

According to the 2021 Census, Cataract has a population of 4 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $2,750, above the NSW average.

Housing in Cataract includes a median weekly rent of $270. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

Cataract is part of the Wollondilly statistical area in New South Wales.

Cataract Details

Postcode	2560
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,750/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,824/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$270
Average Household Size	2 persons
Area	204.6 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
Latitude	-34.2937618
Longitude	150.8248027
Distance from Sydney	59 km
Region (SA4)	Sydney - Outer South West
Area (SA3)	Wollondilly
Local Government	Wollongong
Federal Electorate	Macarthur

Age Profile

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

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	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Cataract

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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.