New South Wales · Postcode 4383

Jennings postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 551 km from Sydney

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
168
Population (2021)
$792
Household income/wk
$195
Median rent/wk
59
Median age
1/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Jennings at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

4383 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
168 People Resident population, Census 2021
Tenterfield Council area 48 suburbs, 17 postcodes
59 Median age Years, Census 2021
$792/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 1/10 SEIFA advantage Very low SEIFA advantage
1 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$792/wk
59% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$195/wk
56% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
1/10
5.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
59 years
14.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
19.1%
14.1 pts above NSW average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Jennings ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Jennings vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricJenningsNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $792 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $195 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,116 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 59 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 19.1% +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.

Jennings is a locality 551 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4383. It falls within the Darling Downs - Maranoa region. The local government area is Tenterfield.

According to the 2021 Census, Jennings has a population of 168 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $792, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 19.1%, higher than the NSW average.

Housing in Jennings includes a median weekly rent of $195, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,116, with 78 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 79.4% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Jennings scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Jennings is served by Jennings Public School.

Jennings is part of the Granite Belt statistical area in New South Wales.

Jennings details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode4383
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)168
Median Age59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$792/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$443/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$195
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,116
Average Household Size1.9 persons
Area52.5 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings78
Australian Citizens86.9%
Unemployment Rate19.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-28.951
Longitude151.944
Distance from Sydney551 km
Region (SA4)Darling Downs - Maranoa
Area (SA3)Granite Belt
Local GovernmentTenterfield
Federal ElectorateMaranoa
State ElectorateSouthern Downs
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (13.7%) 15–24 (6.5%) 25–44 (15.5%) 45–64 (25.6%) 65+ (34.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years23 (13.7%)
15–24 years11 (6.5%)
25–44 years26 (15.5%)
45–64 years43 (25.6%)
65+ years58 (34.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (64.7%) Mortgaged (14.7%) Rented (20.6%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Jennings is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis41 (24.4%)
Asthma22 (13.1%)
Heart Disease15 (8.9%)
Lung Condition14 (8.3%)
Diabetes12 (7.1%)
Cancer6 (3.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle9 (11.0%)
1 vehicle36 (43.9%)
2 vehicles24 (29.3%)
3+ vehicles13 (15.9%)

Schools in Jennings

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Jennings. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

Jennings Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 795 · 10 students

Suburbs Near Jennings

Same Postcode (4383)

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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.