Diggers Camp Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2462

Postcode for Diggers Camp, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 492 km from Sydney · Pop. 13

Population

Median Age

$575

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

14.9

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 Diggers Camp ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Diggers Camp Compares

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

Metric	Diggers Camp	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$575 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Median age	67	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -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.

Diggers Camp is a locality 492 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2462. It falls within the Coffs Harbour - Grafton region. The local government area is Clarence Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Diggers Camp has a population of 13 with a median age of 67. The median weekly household income is $575, below the NSW average.

Housing in Diggers Camp includes a 12 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Diggers Camp scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Diggers Camp is part of the Clarence Valley statistical area in New South Wales.

Diggers Camp Details

Postcode	2462
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	13
Median Age	67 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$575/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$537/week
Average Household Size	1.3 persons
Area	14.9 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	12
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-29.8147648
Longitude	153.2880783
Distance from Sydney	492 km
Region (SA4)	Coffs Harbour - Grafton
Area (SA3)	Clarence Valley
Local Government	Clarence Valley
Federal Electorate	Page

Age Profile

38.5%

69.2%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (38.5%) 65+ (69.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	5 (38.5%)
65+ years	9 (69.2%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	6 (46.2%)
Lung Condition	4 (30.8%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	6 (100.0%)
2 vehicles	0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Diggers Camp

Lake Hiawatha 3.0 km Minnie Water 4.4 km Wooli 4.9 km Bookram 11.8 km Barcoongere 12.6 km Sandon 12.7 km Pillar Valley 14.0 km The Sandon 16.6 km Calamia 19.1 km Brooms Head 19.2 km Sandy Crossing 19.3 km Red Rock 21.6 km

Same Postcode (2462)

Calliope Coldstream Gilletts Ridge Lake Hiawatha Lavadia Minnie Water Pillar Valley Swan Creek Tucabia Ulmarra Wooli

More Diggers Camp Data

Clarence Valley LGA 155 suburbs, 12 postcodes, 53,861 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Grafton (37.2 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Clarence Valley LGA

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.