New South Wales · Postcode 2483

Crabbes Creek postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 640 km from Sydney

Inner Regional
343
Population (2021)
$1,420
Household income/wk
$400
Median rent/wk
47
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Crabbes Creek 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

2483 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
343 People Resident population, Census 2021
Tweed Council area 89 suburbs, 10 postcodes
47 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,420/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range
1 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$1,420/wk
26% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$400/wk
10% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
47 years
2.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
2.2%
2.8 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.

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricCrabbes CreekNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,420 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $400 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,590 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 47 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.2% -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.

Crabbes Creek is a locality 640 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2483. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Tweed.

According to the 2021 Census, Crabbes Creek has a population of 343 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $1,420, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 2.2%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 9 (2.6% of residents).

Housing in Crabbes Creek includes a median weekly rent of $400, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,590, with 111 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 80.4% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Crabbes Creek scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Crabbes Creek is served by Crabbes Creek Public School.

Crabbes Creek is part of the Tweed Valley statistical area in New South Wales.

Crabbes Creek details

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

Postcode2483
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)343
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,420/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$669/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$400
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,590
Average Household Size2.7 persons
Area18.1 km²
Population Density19/km²
Total Dwellings111
Australian Citizens83.4%
Indigenous Population9 (2.6%)
Unemployment Rate2.2%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-28.455356
Longitude153.4921029
Distance from Sydney640 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Tweed Valley
Local GovernmentTweed
Federal ElectorateRichmond
State ElectorateTweed
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (13.4%) 15–24 (9.6%) 25–44 (25.7%) 45–64 (34.4%) 65+ (16.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years46 (13.4%)
15–24 years33 (9.6%)
25–44 years88 (25.7%)
45–64 years118 (34.4%)
65+ years55 (16.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (34.6%) Mortgaged (45.8%) Rented (19.6%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Crabbes Creek is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis31 (9.0%)
Asthma20 (5.8%)
Lung Condition7 (2.0%)
Cancer7 (2.0%)
Diabetes5 (1.5%)
Heart Disease3 (0.9%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle24 (22.4%)
2 vehicles46 (43.0%)
3+ vehicles37 (34.6%)

Schools in Crabbes Creek

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Crabbes Creek. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

Crabbes Creek Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 985 · 37 students

Suburbs Near Crabbes Creek

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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.