Gurrundah Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2581
Postcode for Gurrundah, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 187 km from Sydney · Pop. 80
80
Population
41
Median Age
$2,125
Household Income/wk
$261
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
193.0
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 Gurrundah ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Gurrundah Compares

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

MetricGurrundahNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,125 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $261 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $3,250 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 41 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +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.

Gurrundah is a locality 187 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2581. It falls within the Capital Region region. The local government area is Upper Lachlan Shire.

According to the 2021 Census, Gurrundah has a population of 80 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $2,125, above the NSW average.

Housing in Gurrundah includes a median weekly rent of $261, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,250, with 27 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 76.2% of housing.

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

Gurrundah is part of the Young - Yass statistical area in New South Wales.

Gurrundah Details

Postcode2581
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)80
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,017/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$261
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$3,250
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area193.0 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings27
Australian Citizens87.5%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.5988302
Longitude149.3774936
Distance from Sydney187 km
Region (SA4)Capital Region
Area (SA3)Young - Yass
Local GovernmentUpper Lachlan Shire
Federal ElectorateHume

Age Profile

0–14 (22.5%) 15–24 (3.8%) 25–44 (23.8%) 45–64 (37.5%) 65+ (11.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years18 (22.5%)
15–24 years3 (3.8%)
25–44 years19 (23.8%)
45–64 years30 (37.5%)
65+ years9 (11.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (33.3%) Mortgaged (42.9%) Rented (23.8%)

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)

Arthritis4 (5.0%)
Heart Disease4 (5.0%)
Diabetes3 (3.8%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle4 (16.0%)
2 vehicles7 (28.0%)
3+ vehicles14 (56.0%)

Suburbs Near Gurrundah

Same Postcode (2581)

More Gurrundah 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.