Fortis Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2460

Postcode for Fortis Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 507 km from Sydney · Pop. 38

Population

Median Age

$849

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

106.9

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 Fortis Creek 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 Fortis Creek Compares

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

Metric	Fortis Creek	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$849 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$646 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	58	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.

Fortis Creek is a locality 507 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2460. It falls within the New England and North West region. The local government area is Clarence Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Fortis Creek has a population of 38 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $849, below the NSW average.

Housing in Fortis Creek includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $646, 14 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, Fortis Creek scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Fortis Creek is part of the Inverell - Tenterfield statistical area in New South Wales.

Fortis Creek Details

Postcode	2460
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	38
Median Age	58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$849/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$466/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$646
Average Household Size	2 persons
Area	106.9 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	14
Australian Citizens	78.9%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-29.5311326
Longitude	152.8786722
Distance from Sydney	507 km
Region (SA4)	New England and North West
Area (SA3)	Inverell - Tenterfield
Local Government	Clarence Valley
Federal Electorate	Page

Age Profile

10.5%

23.7%

26.3%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (10.5%) 25–44 (23.7%) 45–64 (26.3%) 65+ (26.3%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	4 (10.5%)
25–44 years	9 (23.7%)
45–64 years	10 (26.3%)
65+ years	10 (26.3%)

Housing Tenure

64.3%

35.7%

Owned outright (64.3%) Mortgaged (35.7%) 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	9 (23.7%)
Heart Disease	9 (23.7%)
Asthma	5 (13.2%)
Diabetes	3 (7.9%)
Cancer	3 (7.9%)

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	4 (30.8%)
2 vehicles	6 (46.2%)
3+ vehicles	3 (23.1%)

Suburbs Near Fortis Creek

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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.