Luskintyre Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2321
Postcode for Luskintyre, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 136 km from Sydney · Pop. 216
216
Population
40
Median Age
$2,536
Household Income/wk
$390
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
19.1
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 Luskintyre ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Luskintyre Compares

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

MetricLuskintyreNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,536 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $390 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,700 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 40 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +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.

Luskintyre is a locality 136 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2321. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Maitland.

According to the 2021 Census, Luskintyre has a population of 216 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,536, above the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 5 (2.3% of residents).

Housing in Luskintyre includes a median weekly rent of $390, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,700, with 63 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.3% of housing.

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

Luskintyre is part of the Port Stephens statistical area in New South Wales.

Luskintyre Details

Postcode2321
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)216
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,536/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$958/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$390
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,700
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area19.1 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings63
Australian Citizens92.6%
Indigenous Population5 (2.3%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-32.6614075
Longitude151.4260379
Distance from Sydney136 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Port Stephens
Local GovernmentMaitland
Federal ElectoratePaterson

Age Profile

0–14 (19.9%) 15–24 (15.7%) 25–44 (21.8%) 45–64 (28.2%) 65+ (15.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years43 (19.9%)
15–24 years34 (15.7%)
25–44 years47 (21.8%)
45–64 years61 (28.2%)
65+ years34 (15.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (45.2%) Mortgaged (45.2%) Rented (9.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma23 (10.6%)
Arthritis15 (6.9%)
Cancer6 (2.8%)
Diabetes4 (1.9%)
Heart Disease4 (1.9%)

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 vehicle3 (4.5%)
2 vehicles30 (44.8%)
3+ vehicles34 (50.7%)

Suburbs Near Luskintyre

Same Postcode (2321)

More Luskintyre 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.