Dolans Bay Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2229
Postcode for Dolans Bay, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 23 km from Sydney · Pop. 699
699
Population
41
Median Age
$3,542
Household Income/wk
$800
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.3
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 Dolans Bay 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 Dolans Bay Compares

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

MetricDolans BayNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $3,542 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $800 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $4,000 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 41 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 3.9% -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.

Dolans Bay is a coastal suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, with postcode 2229. It sits about 23 km from the Sydney CBD, within the Sutherland Shire local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 0.3 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Dolans Bay has a population of 699 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $3,542, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 14 (2.0% of residents).

Housing in Dolans Bay includes a median weekly rent of $800, median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,000, with 208 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.3% of housing.

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

Dolans Bay is part of the Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah statistical area in New South Wales.

Dolans Bay Details

Postcode2229
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)699
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,542/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,215/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$800
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,000
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area0.3 km²
Population Density2696/km²
Total Dwellings208
Australian Citizens95.0%
Indigenous Population14 (2.0%)
Unemployment Rate3.9%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.06259
Longitude151.12641
Distance from Sydney23 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Sutherland
Area (SA3)Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah
Local GovernmentSutherland Shire
Federal ElectorateCook

Age Profile

0–14 (18.5%) 15–24 (15.7%) 25–44 (20.5%) 45–64 (30.2%) 65+ (15.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years129 (18.5%)
15–24 years110 (15.7%)
25–44 years143 (20.5%)
45–64 years211 (30.2%)
65+ years105 (15.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (48.5%) Mortgaged (41.8%) Rented (9.7%)

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)

Asthma40 (5.7%)
Arthritis39 (5.6%)
Cancer19 (2.7%)
Diabetes18 (2.6%)
Heart Disease16 (2.3%)
Lung Condition5 (0.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle6 (2.8%)
1 vehicle40 (18.6%)
2 vehicles86 (40.0%)
3+ vehicles83 (38.6%)

Suburbs Near Dolans Bay

Same Postcode (2229)

More Dolans Bay 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.