Littleton Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2790
Postcode for Littleton, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 107 km from Sydney · Pop. 737
737
Population
47
Median Age
$1,161
Household Income/wk
$300
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.0
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 Littleton 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 Littleton Compares

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

MetricLittletonNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,161 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $300 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,395 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 47 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 4.9% ≈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.

Littleton is a locality 107 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2790. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Lithgow.

According to the 2021 Census, Littleton has a population of 737 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $1,161, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 4.9%. The Indigenous population is 37 (5.0% of residents).

Housing in Littleton includes a median weekly rent of $300, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,395, with 338 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 79.6% of housing.

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

Littleton is part of the Lithgow - Mudgee statistical area in New South Wales.

Littleton Details

Postcode2790
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)737
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,161/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$713/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$300
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,395
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area1.0 km²
Population Density739/km²
Total Dwellings338
Australian Citizens95.9%
Indigenous Population37 (5.0%)
Unemployment Rate4.9%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-33.4958431
Longitude150.1401762
Distance from Sydney107 km
Region (SA4)Central West
Area (SA3)Lithgow - Mudgee
Local GovernmentLithgow
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (16.4%) 15–24 (11.1%) 25–44 (20.1%) 45–64 (26.9%) 65+ (24.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years121 (16.4%)
15–24 years82 (11.1%)
25–44 years148 (20.1%)
45–64 years198 (26.9%)
65+ years180 (24.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (46.5%) Mortgaged (33.1%) Rented (20.4%)

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)

Arthritis120 (16.3%)
Asthma57 (7.7%)
Diabetes47 (6.4%)
Heart Disease44 (6.0%)
Cancer26 (3.5%)
Lung Condition17 (2.3%)
Dementia6 (0.8%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle11 (3.3%)
1 vehicle158 (46.7%)
2 vehicles101 (29.9%)
3+ vehicles68 (20.1%)

Suburbs Near Littleton

Same Postcode (2790)

More Littleton 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.