Corney Town Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2790
Postcode for Corney Town, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 105 km from Sydney · Pop. 66
66
Population
52
Median Age
$762
Household Income/wk
$270
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.4
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 Corney Town ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Corney Town Compares

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

MetricCorney TownNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $762 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $270 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $848 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 52 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 14.3% +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.

Corney Town is a locality 105 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2790. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Lithgow.

According to the 2021 Census, Corney Town has a population of 66 with a median age of 52. The median weekly household income is $762, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 14.3%, higher than the NSW average.

Housing in Corney Town includes a median weekly rent of $270, median monthly mortgage repayment of $848, with 32 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 69.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Corney Town scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Corney Town is part of the Lithgow - Mudgee statistical area in New South Wales.

Corney Town Details

Postcode2790
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)66
Median Age52 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$762/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$270
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$848
Average Household Size1.9 persons
Area0.4 km²
Population Density173/km²
Total Dwellings32
Australian Citizens90.9%
Unemployment Rate14.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-33.4756113
Longitude150.1770681
Distance from Sydney105 km
Region (SA4)Central West
Area (SA3)Lithgow - Mudgee
Local GovernmentLithgow
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (13.6%) 15–24 (4.5%) 25–44 (21.2%) 45–64 (31.8%) 65+ (12.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years9 (13.6%)
15–24 years3 (4.5%)
25–44 years14 (21.2%)
45–64 years21 (31.8%)
65+ years8 (12.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.9%) Mortgaged (31.0%) Rented (31.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis8 (12.1%)
Diabetes5 (7.6%)
Lung Condition5 (7.6%)
Asthma4 (6.1%)
Heart Disease3 (4.5%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle3 (10.3%)
1 vehicle17 (58.6%)
2 vehicles9 (31.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Corney Town

Same Postcode (2790)

More Corney Town 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.