Scotia Postcode

New South Wales

Remote Top 10% SEIFA

2648

Postcode for Scotia, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 895 km from Sydney · Pop. 12

Population

Median Age

$575

Household Income/wk

$176

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

4158.1

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 Scotia ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Scotia Compares

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

Metric	Scotia	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$575 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$176 -NSW	$445	$390
Median age	61	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.

Scotia is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2648. It lies roughly 895 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Wentworth.

According to the 2021 Census, Scotia has a population of 12 with a median age of 61. The median weekly household income is $575, below the NSW average.

Housing in Scotia includes a median weekly rent of $176, 7 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Rental properties account for 100.0% of dwellings.

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

Scotia is part of the Lower Murray statistical area in New South Wales.

Scotia Details

Postcode	2648
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	12
Median Age	61 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$575/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$725/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$176
Average Household Size	1.4 persons
Area	4158.1 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	7
Australian Citizens	75.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-32.9803593
Longitude	141.6232997
Distance from Sydney	895 km
Region (SA4)	Murray
Area (SA3)	Lower Murray
Local Government	Wentworth
Federal Electorate	Farrer

Age Profile

33.3%

25.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (33.3%) 65+ (25.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	4 (33.3%)
65+ years	3 (25.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (0.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (100.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	5 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Scotia

Anabranch North 38.9 km Pine Camp 85.3 km Anabranch South 86.4 km Moorara 96.2 km Menindee 98.3 km Pooncarie 98.6 km Sunset Strip 101.2 km Ellerslie 101.9 km Para 102.2 km Kinalung 107.2 km Copi Hollow 107.7 km Wentworth 113.4 km

Same Postcode (2648)

Anabranch North Anabranch South Boeill Creek Cal Lal Curlwaa Ellerslie Moorara Mourquong Palinyewah Pan Ban Para Pine Camp Pomona Pooncarie Rufus Rufus River Wentworth

More Scotia Data

Wentworth LGA 27 suburbs, 8 postcodes, 7,475 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Broken Hill (115.5 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Wentworth LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.