Erina Heights Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2260
Postcode for Erina Heights, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 53 km from Sydney · Pop. 454
454
Population
41
Median Age
$2,819
Household Income/wk
$485
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.5
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 Erina Heights ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Erina Heights Compares

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

MetricErina HeightsNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,819 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $485 ≈NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,500 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 41 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.4% -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.

Erina Heights is a coastal suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, with postcode 2260. It sits about 53 km from the Sydney CBD, within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 1.5 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Erina Heights has a population of 454 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $2,819, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 2.4%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 16 (3.5% of residents).

Housing in Erina Heights includes a median weekly rent of $485, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,500, with 135 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 83.7% of housing.

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

Schools in Erina Heights include Central Coast Grammar School and Erina Heights Public School.

Erina Heights is part of the Gosford statistical area in New South Wales.

Erina Heights Details

Postcode2260
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)454
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,819/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$980/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$485
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,500
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area1.5 km²
Population Density298/km²
Total Dwellings135
Australian Citizens91.0%
Indigenous Population16 (3.5%)
Unemployment Rate2.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.4256289
Longitude151.4099893
Distance from Sydney53 km
Region (SA4)Central Coast
Area (SA3)Gosford
Local GovernmentCentral Coast (NSW)
Federal ElectorateRobertson

Age Profile

0–14 (21.6%) 15–24 (15.9%) 25–44 (16.3%) 45–64 (31.3%) 65+ (15.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years98 (21.6%)
15–24 years72 (15.9%)
25–44 years74 (16.3%)
45–64 years142 (31.3%)
65+ years71 (15.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (43.7%) Mortgaged (40.0%) Rented (16.3%)

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)

Asthma38 (8.4%)
Arthritis25 (5.5%)
Diabetes15 (3.3%)
Heart Disease13 (2.9%)
Cancer11 (2.4%)
Lung Condition5 (1.1%)
Dementia3 (0.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (3.0%)
1 vehicle28 (20.9%)
2 vehicles54 (40.3%)
3+ vehicles48 (35.8%)

Schools in Erina Heights

Central Coast Grammar School
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 1155 · 1,561 students
Erina Heights Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1094 · 254 students

Suburbs Near Erina Heights

Same Postcode (2260)

More Erina 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.