Saltwater Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional
2430
Postcode for Saltwater, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 241 km from Sydney · Pop. 4
4
Population
58
Median Age
$1,875
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
5.6
Area (km²)

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

How Saltwater Compares

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

MetricSaltwaterNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,875 ≈NSW $1,931 $1,836
Median age 58 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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.

Saltwater is a locality 241 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2430. It falls within the Mid North Coast region. The local government area is Mid-Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Saltwater has a population of 4 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $1,875, close to the NSW average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Saltwater scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Saltwater is part of the Taree - Gloucester statistical area in New South Wales.

Saltwater Details

Postcode2430
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)4
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,875/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Average Household Size3 persons
Area5.6 km²
Population Density1/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-32.0089353
Longitude152.5414247
Distance from Sydney241 km
Region (SA4)Mid North Coast
Area (SA3)Taree - Gloucester
Local GovernmentMid-Coast
Federal ElectorateLyne

Age Profile

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Saltwater

Diamond Beach 2.3 km Wallabi Point 2.5 km Koorainghat 4.7 km Red Head 5.3 km Tallwoods Village 5.8 km Rainbow Flat 6.0 km Old Bar 6.1 km Black Head 6.9 km Hallidays Point 7.1 km Bohnock 7.3 km Cabbage Tree Island 8.2 km Pampoolah 8.7 km

Same Postcode (2430)

Black Head Bohnock Bootawa Brimbin Cabbage Tree Island Chatham Croki Cundletown Diamond Beach Dumaresq Island Failford Ghinni Ghinni Glenthorne Hallidays Point Happy Valley Hillville Jones Island Kiwarrak Kolodong Koorainghat Kundle Kundle Lansdowne Forest Manning Point Melinga Mitchells Island Mondrook Old Bar Oxley Island Pampoolah Possum Brush Purfleet Rainbow Flat Red Head Tallwoods Village Taree Taree South Taree West Tinonee Upper Lansdowne Wallabi Point

More Saltwater 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.