Kadina Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2870
Postcode for Kadina, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 294 km from Sydney · Pop. 2,944
2,944
Population
49
Median Age
$1,081
Household Income/wk
$250
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
102.4
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 Kadina 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 Kadina Compares

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

MetricKadinaNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,081 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $250 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,083 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 49 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 6.1% +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.

Kadina is a locality 294 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2870. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Copper Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Kadina has a population of 2,944 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $1,081, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 6.1%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 106 (3.6% of residents).

Housing in Kadina includes a median weekly rent of $250, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, with 1,238 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 71.0% of housing.

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

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

Kadina Details

Postcode2870
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)2,944
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,081/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$598/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$250
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area102.4 km²
Population Density29/km²
Total Dwellings1,238
Australian Citizens92.7%
Indigenous Population106 (3.6%)
Unemployment Rate6.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.9293152
Longitude148.2446566
Distance from Sydney294 km
Region (SA4)Central West
Area (SA3)Lachlan Valley
Local GovernmentCopper Coast
Federal ElectorateRiverina

Age Profile

0–14 (16.0%) 15–24 (9.7%) 25–44 (20.6%) 45–64 (24.2%) 65+ (29.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years470 (16.0%)
15–24 years286 (9.7%)
25–44 years605 (20.6%)
45–64 years712 (24.2%)
65+ years878 (29.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (43.2%) Mortgaged (27.7%) Rented (29.0%)

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)

Arthritis394 (13.4%)
Asthma351 (11.9%)
Diabetes233 (7.9%)
Heart Disease200 (6.8%)
Cancer121 (4.1%)
Lung Condition88 (3.0%)
Dementia43 (1.5%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle73 (6.0%)
1 vehicle480 (39.3%)
2 vehicles442 (36.2%)
3+ vehicles227 (18.6%)

Suburbs Near Kadina

Same Postcode (2870)

More Kadina 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.