Pericoe Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2550
Postcode for Pericoe, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 388 km from Sydney · Pop. 22
22
Population
40
Median Age
$262
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
107.3
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 Pericoe ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Pericoe Compares

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

MetricPericoeNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $262 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Median age 40 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Pericoe is a locality 388 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2550. It falls within the Capital Region region. The local government area is Bega Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Pericoe has a population of 22 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $262, below the NSW average.

Housing in Pericoe includes a 10 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below 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, Pericoe scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Pericoe is part of the South Coast statistical area in New South Wales.

Pericoe Details

Postcode2550
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)22
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$262/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$350/week
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area107.3 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings10
Australian Citizens77.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-37.1039809
Longitude149.5952072
Distance from Sydney388 km
Region (SA4)Capital Region
Area (SA3)South Coast
Local GovernmentBega Valley
Federal ElectorateEden-Monaro

Age Profile

0–14 (13.6%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (27.3%) 45–64 (31.8%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (13.6%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years6 (27.3%)
45–64 years7 (31.8%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle7 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Pericoe

Towamba 9.7 km Burragate 10.9 km Wog Wog 13.9 km Yambulla 14.1 km New Buildings 16.0 km Coolangubra 16.7 km Wyndham 19.0 km Nungatta 19.2 km Nullica 21.4 km Nethercote 21.6 km Nungatta South 23.3 km Rocky Hall 23.9 km

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More Pericoe Data

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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.