Methul Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA

2701

Postcode for Methul, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 392 km from Sydney · Pop. 60

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$50

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

193.3

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 Methul ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Methul Compares

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

Metric	Methul	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$50 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$3,250 +NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	47	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.

Methul is a locality 392 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2701. It falls within the Riverina region. The local government area is Coolamon.

According to the 2021 Census, Methul has a population of 60 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the NSW average.

Housing in Methul includes a median weekly rent of $50, median monthly mortgage repayment of $3,250, with 22 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Rental properties account for 43.5% of dwellings.

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

Methul is part of the Wagga Wagga statistical area in New South Wales.

Methul Details

Postcode	2701
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	60
Median Age	47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$630/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$50
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$3,250
Average Household Size	2.3 persons
Area	193.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	22
Australian Citizens	83.3%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-34.6111343
Longitude	147.0433806
Distance from Sydney	392 km
Region (SA4)	Riverina
Area (SA3)	Wagga Wagga
Local Government	Coolamon
Federal Electorate	Riverina

Age Profile

15.0%

16.7%

30.0%

28.3%

0–14 (15.0%) 15–24 (15.0%) 25–44 (16.7%) 45–64 (30.0%) 65+ (28.3%)

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0–14 years	9 (15.0%)
15–24 years	9 (15.0%)
25–44 years	10 (16.7%)
45–64 years	18 (30.0%)
65+ years	17 (28.3%)

Housing Tenure

56.5%

43.5%

Owned outright (56.5%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (43.5%)

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)

Asthma	10 (16.7%)
Arthritis	7 (11.7%)
Heart Disease	4 (6.7%)
Cancer	4 (6.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	7 (36.8%)
3+ vehicles	12 (63.2%)

Suburbs Near Methul

Cowabbie 8.7 km Walleroobie 13.2 km Tara 16.5 km Berry Jerry 18.0 km Rannock 19.8 km Ganmain 20.3 km Matong 21.2 km Bectric 22.7 km Coolamon 27.3 km Grong Grong 27.8 km Murrulebale 29.4 km Ariah Park 30.7 km

Same Postcode (2701)

Coolamon Rannock Tooyal

More Methul Data

Coolamon LGA 13 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 4,535 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Wagga Wagga (64.0 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Coolamon LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.