Rowlands Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2484
Postcode for Rowlands Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 636 km from Sydney · Pop. 84
84
Population
59
Median Age
$833
Household Income/wk
$231
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
27.6
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 Rowlands Creek ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Rowlands Creek Compares

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

MetricRowlands CreekNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $833 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $231 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,192 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 59 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 22.7% +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.

Rowlands Creek is a locality 636 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, Rowlands Creek has a population of 84 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $833, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 22.7%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 5 (6.0% of residents).

Housing in Rowlands Creek includes a median weekly rent of $231, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,192, with 35 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 86.5% of housing.

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

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

Rowlands Creek Details

Postcode2484
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)84
Median Age59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$833/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$661/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$231
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,192
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area27.6 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings35
Australian Citizens82.1%
Indigenous Population5 (6.0%)
Unemployment Rate22.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-28.4522258
Longitude153.3512975
Distance from Sydney636 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Tweed Valley
Local GovernmentTweed
Federal ElectorateRichmond

Age Profile

0–14 (3.6%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (19.0%) 45–64 (34.5%) 65+ (31.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (3.6%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years16 (19.0%)
45–64 years29 (34.5%)
65+ years26 (31.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (75.7%) Mortgaged (10.8%) Rented (13.5%)

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)

Arthritis14 (16.7%)
Cancer11 (13.1%)
Heart Disease9 (10.7%)
Asthma8 (9.5%)
Lung Condition8 (9.5%)
Diabetes5 (6.0%)

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 vehicle17 (50.0%)
2 vehicles9 (26.5%)
3+ vehicles8 (23.5%)

Suburbs Near Rowlands Creek

Same Postcode (2484)

More Rowlands 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.