Picketts Valley Postcode

New South Wales

Metro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2251
Postcode for Picketts Valley, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 49 km from Sydney · Pop. 221
221
Population
42
Median Age
$2,971
Household Income/wk
$1,025
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.8
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 Picketts Valley ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Picketts Valley Compares

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

MetricPicketts ValleyNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,971 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $1,025 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $2,500 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 42 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 7.5% +NSW 5.0% 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.

Postcode 2251 covers Picketts Valley, an inland suburb of Sydney about 49 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Central Coast (NSW).

According to the 2021 Census, Picketts Valley has a population of 221 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $2,971, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 7.5%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 11 (5.0% of residents).

Housing in Picketts Valley includes a median weekly rent of $1,025, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,500, with 62 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 92.5% of housing.

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

Picketts Valley is part of the Gosford statistical area in New South Wales.

Picketts Valley Details

Postcode2251
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)221
Median Age42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,971/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$927/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$1,025
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,500
Average Household Size3.5 persons
Area1.8 km²
Population Density123/km²
Total Dwellings62
Australian Citizens94.1%
Indigenous Population11 (5.0%)
Unemployment Rate7.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.457
Longitude151.41
Distance from Sydney49 km
Region (SA4)Central Coast
Area (SA3)Gosford
Local GovernmentCentral Coast (NSW)
Federal ElectorateRobertson

Age Profile

0–14 (25.3%) 15–24 (10.0%) 25–44 (18.1%) 45–64 (29.0%) 65+ (14.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years56 (25.3%)
15–24 years22 (10.0%)
25–44 years40 (18.1%)
45–64 years64 (29.0%)
65+ years33 (14.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (41.5%) Mortgaged (50.9%) Rented (7.5%)

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)

Asthma16 (7.2%)
Diabetes10 (4.5%)
Arthritis8 (3.6%)
Heart Disease8 (3.6%)
Lung Condition5 (2.3%)
Cancer5 (2.3%)

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 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles22 (36.7%)
3+ vehicles38 (63.3%)

Suburbs Near Picketts Valley

Same Postcode (2251)

More Picketts Valley 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.