Longreach Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalInner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2540
Postcode for Longreach, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 128 km from Sydney · Pop. 72
72
Population
51
Median Age
$2,125
Household Income/wk
$650
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
13.7
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 Longreach ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Longreach Compares

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

MetricLongreachNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,125 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $650 +NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,692 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 51 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.

Longreach (2540) is a coastal town in regional New South Wales. It lies around 128 km from Sydney by road. The locality is part of the Jervis Bay statistical area. It is administered by Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Longreach has a population of 72 with a median age of 51. The median weekly household income is $2,125, above the NSW average.

Housing in Longreach includes a median weekly rent of $650, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,692, with 29 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above 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, Longreach scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Longreach is part of the Jervis Bay statistical area in New South Wales.

Longreach Details

Postcode2540
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)72
Median Age51 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$819/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$650
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,692
Average Household Size2.9 persons
Area13.7 km²
Population Density5/km²
Total Dwellings29
Australian Citizens95.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.8754495
Longitude150.5298387
Distance from Sydney128 km
Region (SA4)Other Territories
Area (SA3)Jervis Bay
Local GovernmentShoalhaven
Federal ElectorateGilmore

Age Profile

0–14 (20.8%) 15–24 (22.2%) 25–44 (12.5%) 45–64 (18.1%) 65+ (29.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years15 (20.8%)
15–24 years16 (22.2%)
25–44 years9 (12.5%)
45–64 years13 (18.1%)
65+ years21 (29.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (63.6%) Mortgaged (36.4%) Rented (0.0%)

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)

Arthritis7 (9.7%)
Asthma6 (8.3%)
Cancer5 (6.9%)
Diabetes3 (4.2%)
Heart Disease3 (4.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle5 (21.7%)
2 vehicles6 (26.1%)
3+ vehicles12 (52.2%)

Suburbs Near Longreach

Same Postcode (2540)

More Longreach 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.