Goat Island Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2477

Postcode for Goat Island, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 583 km from Sydney · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

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 Goat Island 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 Goat Island Compares

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

Metric	Goat Island	NSW avg	AU avg
Median age	43	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.

Goat Island is a locality 583 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2477. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Ballina.

According to the 2021 Census, Goat Island has a population of 4 with a median age of 43.

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

Goat Island is part of the Richmond Valley - Hinterland statistical area in New South Wales.

Goat Island Details

Postcode	2477
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	43 years
Average Household Size	5 persons
Area	0.3 km²
Population Density	13/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-28.9891844
Longitude	153.4574465
Distance from Sydney	583 km
Region (SA4)	Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)	Richmond Valley - Hinterland
Local Government	Ballina
Federal Electorate	Page

Age Profile

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

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Goat Island

East Wardell 3.8 km Wardell 4.4 km Broadwater 4.7 km Bagotville 5.2 km Patchs Beach 6.7 km Rileys Hill 7.8 km Dungarubba 8.1 km Coolgardie 8.1 km Pimlico Island 8.8 km Meerschaum Vale 9.0 km Pimlico 9.0 km Green Forest 9.2 km

Same Postcode (2477)

Alstonvale Alstonville Bagotville East Wardell Lynwood Meerschaum Vale Pearces Creek Rous Rous Mill Tuckombil Uralba Wardell Wollongbar

More Goat Island Data

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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.