New South Wales · Postcode 2439

Kerewong postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 277 km from Sydney

Inner Regional
7
Population (2021)
$762
Household income/wk
64
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Kerewong 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

2439 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
7 People Resident population, Census 2021
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council area 91 suburbs, 11 postcodes
64 Median age Years, Census 2021
$762/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$762/wk
61% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
64 years
19.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age

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

Where Kerewong ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricKerewongNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $762 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Mortgage/month $1,517 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 64 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Kerewong is a locality 277 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2439. It falls within the Mid North Coast region. The local government area is Port Macquarie-Hastings.

According to the 2021 Census, Kerewong has a population of 7 with a median age of 64. The median weekly household income is $762, below the NSW average.

Housing in Kerewong includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,517, 6 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, Kerewong scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Kerewong is part of the Port Macquarie statistical area in New South Wales.

Kerewong details

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

Postcode2439
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)7
Median Age64 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$762/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$366/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,517
Average Household Size1.6 persons
Area50.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings6
Australian Citizens100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-31.6505645
Longitude152.562178
Distance from Sydney277 km
Region (SA4)Mid North Coast
Area (SA3)Port Macquarie
Local GovernmentPort Macquarie-Hastings
Federal ElectorateLyne
State ElectoratePort Macquarie
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (71.4%) 65+ (57.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years5 (71.4%)
65+ years4 (57.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (50.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Kerewong is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles3 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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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.