New South Wales · Postcode 2577

Red Rocks postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 117 km from Sydney

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
3
Population (2021)
$3,250
Household income/wk
58
Median age
9/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Red Rocks 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

2577 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
3 People Resident population, Census 2021
Shoalhaven Council area 135 suburbs, 9 postcodes
58 Median age Years, Census 2021
$3,250/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 9/10 SEIFA advantage Very high advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$3,250/wk
68% 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
58 years
13.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Red Rocks ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Red Rocks vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricRed RocksNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $3,250 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Mortgage/month $2,236 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 58 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.

Red Rocks is a locality 117 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2577. It falls within the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven region. The local government area is Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Red Rocks has a population of 3 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $3,250, above the NSW average.

Housing in Red Rocks includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,236. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

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

Red Rocks is part of the Southern Highlands statistical area in New South Wales.

Red Rocks details

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

Postcode2577
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)3
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$225/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,236
Average Household Size2 persons
Area9.2 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.7676
Longitude150.541
Distance from Sydney117 km
Region (SA4)Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
Area (SA3)Southern Highlands
Local GovernmentShoalhaven
Federal ElectorateWhitlam
State ElectorateKiama
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (100.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years3 (100.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Red Rocks 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

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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.