Curl Curl Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2096
Postcode for Curl Curl, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 13 km from Sydney · Pop. 2,364
2,364
Population
40
Median Age
$3,870
Household Income/wk
$705
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.3
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 Curl Curl ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Curl Curl Compares

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

MetricCurl CurlNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $3,870 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $705 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $3,775 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 40 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 3.6% -NSW 5.0% 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.

Curl Curl is a coastal suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, with postcode 2096. It sits about 13 km from the Sydney CBD, within the Northern Beaches local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 1.3 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Curl Curl has a population of 2,364 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $3,870, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 15 (0.6% of residents).

Housing in Curl Curl includes a median weekly rent of $705, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,775, with 742 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 77.5% of housing.

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

Curl Curl is served by Stewart House School.

Curl Curl is part of the Warringah statistical area in New South Wales.

Curl Curl Details

Postcode2096
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)2,364
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,870/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,260/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$705
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$3,775
Average Household Size3 persons
Area1.3 km²
Population Density1853/km²
Total Dwellings742
Australian Citizens89.0%
Indigenous Population15 (0.6%)
Unemployment Rate3.6%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.77213
Longitude151.28992
Distance from Sydney13 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Northern Beaches
Area (SA3)Warringah
Local GovernmentNorthern Beaches
Federal ElectorateWarringah

Age Profile

0–14 (20.5%) 15–24 (14.5%) 25–44 (21.2%) 45–64 (31.6%) 65+ (12.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years485 (20.5%)
15–24 years343 (14.5%)
25–44 years502 (21.2%)
45–64 years748 (31.6%)
65+ years293 (12.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.4%) Mortgaged (40.1%) Rented (22.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma164 (6.9%)
Arthritis136 (5.8%)
Cancer59 (2.5%)
Diabetes57 (2.4%)
Heart Disease56 (2.4%)
Lung Condition25 (1.1%)
Dementia9 (0.4%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle18 (2.4%)
1 vehicle211 (28.6%)
2 vehicles332 (44.9%)
3+ vehicles178 (24.1%)

Schools in Curl Curl

Stewart House School
Special · Gov

Suburbs Near Curl Curl

Same Postcode (2096)

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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.