Cattai Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2756
Postcode for Cattai, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 44 km from Sydney · Pop. 1,077
1,077
Population
40
Median Age
$2,878
Household Income/wk
$560
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
22.7
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 Cattai 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 Cattai Compares

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

MetricCattaiNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,878 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $560 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $3,284 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 40 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 1.9% -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.

Cattai is a locality 44 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2756. It falls within the Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains region. The local government area is Hawkesbury.

According to the 2021 Census, Cattai has a population of 1,077 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,878, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 1.9%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 29 (2.7% of residents).

Housing in Cattai includes a median weekly rent of $560, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,284, with 311 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.0% of housing.

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

Cattai is served by Cattai Public School.

Cattai is part of the Richmond - Windsor statistical area in New South Wales.

Cattai Details

Postcode2756
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)1,077
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,878/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$969/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$560
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$3,284
Average Household Size3.3 persons
Area22.7 km²
Population Density47/km²
Total Dwellings311
Australian Citizens93.5%
Indigenous Population29 (2.7%)
Unemployment Rate1.9%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.5561
Longitude150.91205
Distance from Sydney44 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Area (SA3)Richmond - Windsor
Local GovernmentHawkesbury
Federal ElectorateMacquarie

Age Profile

0–14 (20.7%) 15–24 (14.3%) 25–44 (20.7%) 45–64 (28.1%) 65+ (16.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years223 (20.7%)
15–24 years154 (14.3%)
25–44 years223 (20.7%)
45–64 years303 (28.1%)
65+ years172 (16.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (34.4%) Mortgaged (55.5%) Rented (10.0%)

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)

Asthma64 (5.9%)
Arthritis57 (5.3%)
Diabetes40 (3.7%)
Heart Disease31 (2.9%)
Cancer31 (2.9%)
Lung Condition8 (0.7%)
Dementia8 (0.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle8 (2.5%)
1 vehicle40 (12.6%)
2 vehicles112 (35.3%)
3+ vehicles157 (49.5%)

Schools in Cattai

Cattai Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 990 · 57 students

Suburbs Near Cattai

Same Postcode (2756)

More Cattai 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.