Little Pelican Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2281
Postcode for Little Pelican, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 96 km from Sydney
Where Little Pelican ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

Little Pelican is a locality 96 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2281. It falls within the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region. The local government area is Lake Macquarie.

Housing in Little Pelican includes a 4 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

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

Little Pelican is part of the Lake Macquarie - East statistical area in New South Wales.

Little Pelican Details

Postcode2281
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Median Age65 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,750/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$812/week
Average Household Size1.5 persons
Area0.3 km²
Total Dwellings4
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-33.081
Longitude151.644
Distance from Sydney96 km
Region (SA4)Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Area (SA3)Lake Macquarie - East
Local GovernmentLake Macquarie
Federal ElectorateShortland

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis3

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

Suburbs Near Little Pelican

Same Postcode (2281)

More Little Pelican 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.