Cleveland Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional

2530

Postcode for Cleveland, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 81 km from Sydney · Pop. 22

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$225

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

3.2

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 Cleveland ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

How Cleveland Compares

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

Metric	Cleveland	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$225 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$800 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	39	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +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.

Cleveland is a locality 81 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2530. It falls within the Illawarra region. The local government area is Wollongong.

According to the 2021 Census, Cleveland has a population of 22 with a median age of 39. The median weekly household income is $900, below the NSW average.

Housing in Cleveland includes a median weekly rent of $225, median monthly mortgage repayment of $800, with 8 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Rental properties account for 57.1% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Cleveland scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Cleveland is part of the Dapto - Port Kembla statistical area in New South Wales.

Cleveland Details

Postcode	2530
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	22
Median Age	39 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$466/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$225
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$800
Average Household Size	2.9 persons
Area	3.2 km²
Population Density	7/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	86.4%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-34.5017365
Longitude	150.7708274
Distance from Sydney	81 km
Region (SA4)	Illawarra
Area (SA3)	Dapto - Port Kembla
Local Government	Wollongong
Federal Electorate	Whitlam

Age Profile

22.7%

13.6%

45.5%

0–14 (22.7%) 15–24 (22.7%) 25–44 (13.6%) 45–64 (45.5%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	5 (22.7%)
15–24 years	5 (22.7%)
25–44 years	3 (13.6%)
45–64 years	10 (45.5%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

42.9%

57.1%

Owned outright (42.9%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (57.1%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	4 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Cleveland

Horsley 1.1 km Dapto 2.2 km Huntley 2.8 km Wongawilli 3.2 km Koonawarra 3.4 km Stream Hill 3.5 km Kanahooka 3.6 km Avondale 4.0 km Brownsville 4.2 km Kembla Grange 4.2 km Yallah 4.4 km Dombarton 4.8 km

Same Postcode (2530)

Avondale Brownsville Dapto Dombarton Haywards Bay Horsley Huntley Kanahooka Koonawarra Marshall Mount Wongawilli Yallah

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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.