Gilead Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2560
Postcode for Gilead, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 49 km from Sydney · Pop. 882
882
Population
74
Median Age
$758
Household Income/wk
$265
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
28.0
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 Gilead ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Gilead Compares

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

MetricGileadNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $758 -NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $265 -NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $495 -NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 74 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 6.2% +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.

Gilead is a locality 49 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2560. It falls within the Sydney - Outer South West region. The local government area is Campbelltown (NSW).

According to the 2021 Census, Gilead has a population of 882 with a median age of 74. The median weekly household income is $758, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 6.2%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 12 (1.4% of residents).

Housing in Gilead includes a median weekly rent of $265, median monthly mortgage repayment of $495, with 397 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 93.9% of housing.

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

Gilead is part of the Wollondilly statistical area in New South Wales.

Gilead Details

Postcode2560
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)882
Median Age74 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$758/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$471/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$265
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$495
Average Household Size1.6 persons
Area28.0 km²
Population Density31/km²
Total Dwellings397
Australian Citizens72.2%
Indigenous Population12 (1.4%)
Unemployment Rate6.2%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-34.1410068
Longitude150.7923904
Distance from Sydney49 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Outer South West
Area (SA3)Wollondilly
Local GovernmentCampbelltown (NSW)
Federal ElectorateMacarthur

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.3%) 25–44 (1.7%) 45–64 (10.8%) 65+ (87.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years3 (0.3%)
25–44 years15 (1.7%)
45–64 years95 (10.8%)
65+ years767 (87.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (86.2%) Mortgaged (7.7%) Rented (6.1%)

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)

Arthritis250 (28.3%)
Diabetes138 (15.6%)
Heart Disease111 (12.6%)
Asthma76 (8.6%)
Cancer73 (8.3%)
Lung Condition63 (7.1%)
Dementia18 (2.0%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle19 (4.9%)
1 vehicle281 (71.9%)
2 vehicles72 (18.4%)
3+ vehicles19 (4.9%)

Suburbs Near Gilead

Same Postcode (2560)

More Gilead 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.