Cooleys Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Above NSW income

2729

Postcode for Cooleys Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 329 km from Sydney · Pop. 8

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$310

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

5.7

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 Cooleys Creek ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs.

How Cooleys Creek Compares

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

Metric	Cooleys Creek	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$310 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,734 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	35	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.

Cooleys Creek is a locality 329 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2729. It falls within the Riverina region. The local government area is Snowy Valleys.

According to the 2021 Census, Cooleys Creek has a population of 8 with a median age of 35. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the NSW average.

Housing in Cooleys Creek includes a median weekly rent of $310, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,734. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

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

Cooleys Creek is part of the Wagga Wagga statistical area in New South Wales.

Cooleys Creek Details

Postcode	2729
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	8
Median Age	35 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,042/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$310
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,734
Average Household Size	3 persons
Area	5.7 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Australian Citizens	137.5%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-35.341289
Longitude	148.0925141
Distance from Sydney	329 km
Region (SA4)	Riverina
Area (SA3)	Wagga Wagga
Local Government	Snowy Valleys
Federal Electorate	Eden-Monaro

Age Profile

50.0%

37.5%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (50.0%) 25–44 (37.5%) 45–64 (37.5%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	4 (50.0%)
25–44 years	3 (37.5%)
45–64 years	3 (37.5%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Cooleys Creek

Adelong 4.1 km Gadara 4.4 km The Grove 4.4 km Wondalga 4.4 km Windowie 5.2 km Sharps Creek 6.7 km Sandy Gully 9.0 km Darlow 9.0 km Grahamstown 10.2 km Califat 10.5 km Westwood 11.1 km Gilmore 11.7 km

Same Postcode (2729)

Adelong Bangadang Califat Darlow Grahamstown Mount Adrah Mount Horeb Mundarlo Sandy Gully Sharps Creek The Grove Tumblong Westwood Wondalga Yaven Creek

More Cooleys Creek Data

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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.