Orient Point Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2540
Postcode for Orient Point, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 123 km from Sydney · Pop. 629
629
Population
52
Median Age
$985
Household Income/wk
$283
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
2.1
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 Orient Point 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 Orient Point Compares

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

MetricOrient PointNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $985 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $283 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,600 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 52 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 9.7% +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.

Orient Point is a locality 123 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2540. It falls within the Other Territories region. The local government area is Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Orient Point has a population of 629 with a median age of 52. The median weekly household income is $985, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 9.7%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 82 (13.0% of residents).

Housing in Orient Point includes a median weekly rent of $283, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,600, with 253 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 76.1% of housing.

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

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

Orient Point Details

Postcode2540
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)629
Median Age52 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$985/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$545/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$283
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,600
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area2.1 km²
Population Density306/km²
Total Dwellings253
Australian Citizens93.2%
Indigenous Population82 (13.0%)
Unemployment Rate9.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-34.9108
Longitude150.7497
Distance from Sydney123 km
Region (SA4)Other Territories
Area (SA3)Jervis Bay
Local GovernmentShoalhaven
Federal ElectorateGilmore

Age Profile

0–14 (14.6%) 15–24 (8.9%) 25–44 (16.2%) 45–64 (27.7%) 65+ (32.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years92 (14.6%)
15–24 years56 (8.9%)
25–44 years102 (16.2%)
45–64 years174 (27.7%)
65+ years201 (32.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (49.8%) Mortgaged (26.3%) Rented (23.9%)

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)

Arthritis99 (15.7%)
Diabetes55 (8.7%)
Asthma51 (8.1%)
Heart Disease38 (6.0%)
Lung Condition25 (4.0%)
Cancer25 (4.0%)
Dementia6 (1.0%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle15 (6.0%)
1 vehicle97 (39.0%)
2 vehicles93 (37.3%)
3+ vehicles44 (17.7%)

Suburbs Near Orient Point

Same Postcode (2540)

More Orient Point 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.