Hovells Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional

2794

Postcode for Hovells Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 215 km from Sydney · Pop. 27

Population

Median Age

$1,375

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

130.7

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 Hovells Creek ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

How Hovells Creek Compares

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

Metric	Hovells Creek	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,375 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$2,234 ≈NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	51	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 ≈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.

Hovells Creek is a locality 215 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2794. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Hilltops.

According to the 2021 Census, Hovells Creek has a population of 27 with a median age of 51. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the NSW average.

Housing in Hovells Creek includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,234, 10 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, Hovells Creek scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Hovells Creek is part of the Lachlan Valley statistical area in New South Wales.

Hovells Creek Details

Postcode	2794
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	27
Median Age	51 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$933/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,234
Average Household Size	2.4 persons
Area	130.7 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	10
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-34.0729364
Longitude	148.8855294
Distance from Sydney	215 km
Region (SA4)	Central West
Area (SA3)	Lachlan Valley
Local Government	Hilltops
Federal Electorate	Riverina

Age Profile

29.6%

37.0%

55.6%

18.5%

0–14 (29.6%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (37.0%) 45–64 (55.6%) 65+ (18.5%)

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0–14 years	8 (29.6%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	10 (37.0%)
45–64 years	15 (55.6%)
65+ years	5 (18.5%)

Housing Tenure

72.7%

27.3%

Owned outright (72.7%) Mortgaged (27.3%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	3 (23.1%)
2 vehicles	7 (53.8%)
3+ vehicles	3 (23.1%)

Suburbs Near Hovells Creek

Wyangala 10.1 km Mount Collins 14.2 km Darbys Falls 17.1 km Mount Mcdonald 18.3 km Reids Flat 21.0 km Taylors Flat 22.9 km Greenmantle 23.1 km Frogmore 23.2 km Godfreys Creek 23.5 km Mulgowrie 24.5 km Kenyu 24.9 km Roseberg 27.0 km

Same Postcode (2794)

Bumbaldry Cowra Mount Collins Noonbinna Wattamondara Westville

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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.