Reserve Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional
2484
Postcode for Reserve Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 651 km from Sydney · Pop. 201
201
Population
41
Median Age
$1,403
Household Income/wk
$303
Median Rent/wk
4/10
SEIFA Advantage
16.4
Area (km²)

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

How Reserve Creek Compares

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

MetricReserve CreekNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,403 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $303 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,050 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 41 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 4/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 4.1% -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.

Reserve Creek is a locality 651 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2484. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Tweed.

According to the 2021 Census, Reserve Creek has a population of 201 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $1,403, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 12 (6.0% of residents).

Housing in Reserve Creek includes a median weekly rent of $303, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,050, with 58 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 73.1% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Reserve Creek scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Reserve Creek is part of the Tweed Valley statistical area in New South Wales.

Reserve Creek Details

Postcode2484
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)201
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,403/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$713/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$303
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,050
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area16.4 km²
Population Density12/km²
Total Dwellings58
Australian Citizens84.6%
Indigenous Population12 (6.0%)
Unemployment Rate4.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile4/10 (below average)
Latitude-28.3495201
Longitude153.5039021
Distance from Sydney651 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Tweed Valley
Local GovernmentTweed
Federal ElectorateRichmond

Age Profile

0–14 (16.4%) 15–24 (12.4%) 25–44 (21.4%) 45–64 (32.3%) 65+ (15.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years33 (16.4%)
15–24 years25 (12.4%)
25–44 years43 (21.4%)
45–64 years65 (32.3%)
65+ years31 (15.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (23.1%) Rented (26.9%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 4 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Diabetes16 (8.0%)
Asthma13 (6.5%)
Arthritis10 (5.0%)
Heart Disease4 (2.0%)
Lung Condition4 (2.0%)

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 vehicle15 (25.4%)
2 vehicles22 (37.3%)
3+ vehicles22 (37.3%)

Suburbs Near Reserve Creek

Same Postcode (2484)

More Reserve Creek 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.