New South Wales · Postcode 2839

Collerina postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 646 km from Sydney

Very Remote
10
Population (2021)
$250
Household income/wk
54
Median age
4/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Collerina at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2839 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
10 People Resident population, Census 2021
Brewarrina Council area 12 suburbs, 4 postcodes
54 Median age Years, Census 2021
$250/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 4/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$250/wk
87% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
4/10
2.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
54 years
9.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Collerina ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Collerina vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricCollerinaNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $250 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Mortgage/month $9,999 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 54 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 4/10 -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.

Collerina is a very remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2839. It lies roughly 646 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Brewarrina.

According to the 2021 Census, Collerina has a population of 10 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $250, below the NSW average.

Housing in Collerina includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $9,999, 4 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Collerina scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Collerina is part of the Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble statistical area in New South Wales.

Collerina details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2839
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)10
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$250/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$9,999
Average Household Size2 persons
Area1588.9 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings4
Australian Citizens110.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile4/10 (below average)
Latitude-29.5115
Longitude146.692
Distance from Sydney646 km
Region (SA4)Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
Local GovernmentBrewarrina
Federal ElectorateParkes
State ElectorateBarwon
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (30.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (40.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (30.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years4 (40.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Collerina is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 4 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles4 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Collerina

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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.