New South Wales · Postcode 2508

Maddens Plains postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 49 km from Sydney

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
8
Population (2021)
$2,749
Household income/wk
$600
Median rent/wk
40
Median age
9/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Maddens Plains at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2508 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
8 People Resident population, Census 2021
Wollongong Council area 76 suburbs, 16 postcodes
40 Median age Years, Census 2021
$2,749/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 9/10 SEIFA advantage Very high advantage
1 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$2,749/wk
42% above NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$600/wk
35% above NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
9/10
3.0 deciles above NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
40 years
5.0 years younger than NSW average
Resident median age

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Maddens Plains ranks: household income is in the top 10% 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.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Maddens Plains vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricMaddens PlainsNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,749 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $600 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Median age 40 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10

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.

Maddens Plains is a locality 49 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2508. It falls within the Illawarra region. The local government area is Wollongong.

According to the 2021 Census, Maddens Plains has a population of 8 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,749, above the NSW average.

Housing in Maddens Plains includes a median weekly rent of $600. These housing costs sit above the NSW average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Maddens Plains scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Maddens Plains is served by OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra.

Maddens Plains is part of the Wollongong statistical area in New South Wales.

Maddens Plains details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2508
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)8
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,749/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,449/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$600
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area15.6 km²
Population Density1/km²
Australian Citizens75.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.2485278
Longitude150.9414169
Distance from Sydney49 km
Region (SA4)Illawarra
Area (SA3)Wollongong
Local GovernmentWollongong
Federal ElectorateCunningham
State ElectorateHeathcote
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (37.5%) 45–64 (37.5%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years3 (37.5%)
45–64 years3 (37.5%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Maddens Plains is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Schools in Maddens Plains

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Maddens Plains. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra
Combined · Ind · ICSEA 973 · 159 students

Suburbs Near Maddens Plains

Same Postcode (2508)

More Maddens Plains 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.