Kars Springs Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2337

Postcode for Kars Springs, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 218 km from Sydney · Pop. 37

Population

Median Age

$1,749

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

158.8

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 Kars Springs ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Kars Springs Compares

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

Metric	Kars Springs	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,749 ≈NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,649 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	49	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.

Kars Springs is a locality 218 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2337. It falls within the Mid North Coast region. The local government area is Upper Hunter Shire.

According to the 2021 Census, Kars Springs has a population of 37 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $1,749, close to the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 11.1%, higher than the NSW average.

Housing in Kars Springs includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,649, 14 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, Kars Springs scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Kars Springs is part of the Taree - Gloucester statistical area in New South Wales.

Kars Springs Details

Postcode	2337
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	37
Median Age	49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,749/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,649
Average Household Size	2.5 persons
Area	158.8 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	14
Australian Citizens	89.2%
Unemployment Rate	11.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-31.9900992
Longitude	150.5408725
Distance from Sydney	218 km
Region (SA4)	Mid North Coast
Area (SA3)	Taree - Gloucester
Local Government	Upper Hunter Shire
Federal Electorate	New England

Age Profile

27.0%

21.6%

37.8%

16.2%

0–14 (27.0%) 15–24 (27.0%) 25–44 (21.6%) 45–64 (37.8%) 65+ (16.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	10 (27.0%)
15–24 years	10 (27.0%)
25–44 years	8 (21.6%)
45–64 years	14 (37.8%)
65+ years	6 (16.2%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	3 (20.0%)
2 vehicles	8 (53.3%)
3+ vehicles	4 (26.7%)

Suburbs Near Kars Springs

Brawboy 8.8 km Bunnan 13.1 km Owens Gap 18.8 km Upper Dartbrook 21.7 km Little Jacks Creek 22.1 km Warrah Creek 22.3 km Macdonalds Creek 23.0 km Merriwa 24.1 km Big Jacks Creek 26.1 km Moobi 26.2 km Giants Creek 27.1 km Dry Creek 27.9 km

Same Postcode (2337)

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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.