Dover Heights Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2030
Postcode for Dover Heights, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 6 km from Sydney · Pop. 4,044
4,044
Population
41
Median Age
$3,877
Household Income/wk
$798
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.9
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 Dover Heights 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 Dover Heights Compares

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

MetricDover HeightsNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $3,877 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $798 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $4,333 +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 3.2% -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.

Dover Heights is a coastal suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, with postcode 2030. It sits about 6 km from the Sydney CBD, within the Waverley local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 0.9 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Dover Heights has a population of 4,044 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $3,877, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 10 (0.2% of residents).

Housing in Dover Heights includes a median weekly rent of $798, median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,333, with 1,314 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 80.2% of housing.

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

Schools in Dover Heights include Rose Bay Secondary College and Kesser Torah College.

Dover Heights is part of the Eastern Suburbs - North statistical area in New South Wales.

Dover Heights Details

Postcode2030
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)4,044
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,877/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,404/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$798
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,333
Average Household Size3 persons
Area0.9 km²
Population Density4269/km²
Total Dwellings1,314
Australian Citizens89.4%
Indigenous Population10 (0.2%)
Unemployment Rate3.2%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.87185
Longitude151.27837
Distance from Sydney6 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
Area (SA3)Eastern Suburbs - North
Local GovernmentWaverley
Federal ElectorateWentworth

Age Profile

0–14 (20.4%) 15–24 (13.8%) 25–44 (20.5%) 45–64 (28.7%) 65+ (16.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years824 (20.4%)
15–24 years558 (13.8%)
25–44 years828 (20.5%)
45–64 years1,162 (28.7%)
65+ years663 (16.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (43.8%) Mortgaged (36.4%) Rented (19.8%)

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)

Arthritis208 (5.1%)
Asthma202 (5.0%)
Heart Disease123 (3.0%)
Cancer117 (2.9%)
Diabetes111 (2.7%)
Lung Condition35 (0.9%)
Dementia18 (0.4%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle67 (5.1%)
1 vehicle333 (25.6%)
2 vehicles602 (46.2%)
3+ vehicles301 (23.1%)

Schools in Dover Heights

Rose Bay Secondary College
Secondary · Gov · ICSEA 1107 · 1,127 students
Kesser Torah College
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 1082 · 484 students

Suburbs Near Dover Heights

Same Postcode (2030)

More Dover Heights 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.