Laffing Waters Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income

2795

Postcode for Laffing Waters, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 156 km from Sydney · Pop. 98

Population

Median Age

$2,285

Household Income/wk

$300

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

21.4

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 Laffing Waters ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Laffing Waters Compares

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

Metric	Laffing Waters	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,285 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$300 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,733 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	41	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Laffing Waters is a locality 156 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2795. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Bathurst Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Laffing Waters has a population of 98 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $2,285, above the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 6 (6.1% of residents).

Housing in Laffing Waters includes a median weekly rent of $300, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 32 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, Laffing Waters scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Laffing Waters is part of the Orange statistical area in New South Wales.

Laffing Waters Details

Postcode	2795
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	98
Median Age	41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,285/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,281/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$300
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,733
Average Household Size	3 persons
Area	21.4 km²
Population Density	5/km²
Total Dwellings	32
Australian Citizens	96.9%
Indigenous Population	6 (6.1%)
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-33.3812469
Longitude	149.6242736
Distance from Sydney	156 km
Region (SA4)	Central West
Area (SA3)	Orange
Local Government	Bathurst Regional
Federal Electorate	Calare

Age Profile

21.4%

11.2%

18.4%

31.6%

16.3%

0–14 (21.4%) 15–24 (11.2%) 25–44 (18.4%) 45–64 (31.6%) 65+ (16.3%)

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0–14 years	21 (21.4%)
15–24 years	11 (11.2%)
25–44 years	18 (18.4%)
45–64 years	31 (31.6%)
65+ years	16 (16.3%)

Housing Tenure

38.2%

41.2%

20.6%

Owned outright (38.2%) Mortgaged (41.2%) Rented (20.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma	10 (10.2%)
Arthritis	7 (7.1%)
Heart Disease	6 (6.1%)
Diabetes	5 (5.1%)
Cancer	3 (3.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	7 (20.0%)
2 vehicles	7 (20.0%)
3+ vehicles	21 (60.0%)

Suburbs Near Laffing Waters

Forest Grove 3.6 km Kelso 4.5 km Raglan 5.5 km O’Connell 5.6 km Abercrombie 5.6 km Bathurst 6.1 km West Bathurst 6.6 km Bathurst West 6.6 km Llanarth 7.1 km Charles Sturt University 7.7 km Eglinton 7.8 km Windradyne 7.9 km

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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.