Hickeys Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2440
Postcode for Hickeys Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 358 km from Sydney · Pop. 128
128
Population
58
Median Age
$1,125
Household Income/wk
$150
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
33.8
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 Hickeys Creek ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Hickeys Creek Compares

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

MetricHickeys CreekNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $150 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,083 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 58 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 11.1% +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.

Hickeys Creek is a locality 358 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2440. It falls within the New England and North West region. The local government area is Kempsey.

According to the 2021 Census, Hickeys Creek has a population of 128 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 11.1%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 9 (7.0% of residents).

Housing in Hickeys Creek includes a median weekly rent of $150, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, with 59 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.6% of housing.

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

Hickeys Creek is part of the Armidale statistical area in New South Wales.

Hickeys Creek Details

Postcode2440
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)128
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$497/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$150
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area33.8 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings59
Australian Citizens91.4%
Indigenous Population9 (7.0%)
Unemployment Rate11.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-30.8745225
Longitude152.5972257
Distance from Sydney358 km
Region (SA4)New England and North West
Area (SA3)Armidale
Local GovernmentKempsey
Federal ElectorateCowper

Age Profile

0–14 (7.8%) 15–24 (4.7%) 25–44 (16.4%) 45–64 (35.2%) 65+ (32.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years10 (7.8%)
15–24 years6 (4.7%)
25–44 years21 (16.4%)
45–64 years45 (35.2%)
65+ years41 (32.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (64.2%) Mortgaged (26.4%) Rented (9.4%)

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)

Arthritis23 (18.0%)
Heart Disease14 (10.9%)
Diabetes11 (8.6%)
Asthma7 (5.5%)
Cancer7 (5.5%)

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 vehicle14 (24.6%)
2 vehicles27 (47.4%)
3+ vehicles16 (28.1%)

Suburbs Near Hickeys Creek

Same Postcode (2440)

More Hickeys Creek 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.