Shadforth Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income

2800

Postcode for Shadforth, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 193 km from Sydney · Pop. 104

104

Population

Median Age

$2,374

Household Income/wk

$255

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

18.1

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 Shadforth ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Shadforth Compares

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

Metric	Shadforth	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,374 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$255 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,950 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	49	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.

Shadforth is a locality 193 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2800. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Orange.

According to the 2021 Census, Shadforth has a population of 104 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $2,374, above the NSW average.

Housing in Shadforth includes a median weekly rent of $255, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,950, with 39 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 84.2% of housing.

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

Shadforth is part of the Orange statistical area in New South Wales.

Shadforth Details

Postcode	2800
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	104
Median Age	49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,374/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,016/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$255
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,950
Average Household Size	2.6 persons
Area	18.1 km²
Population Density	6/km²
Total Dwellings	39
Australian Citizens	83.7%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-33.3921892
Longitude	149.20072
Distance from Sydney	193 km
Region (SA4)	Central West
Area (SA3)	Orange
Local Government	Orange
Federal Electorate	Calare

Age Profile

24.0%

9.6%

19.2%

34.6%

18.3%

0–14 (24.0%) 15–24 (9.6%) 25–44 (19.2%) 45–64 (34.6%) 65+ (18.3%)

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0–14 years	25 (24.0%)
15–24 years	10 (9.6%)
25–44 years	20 (19.2%)
45–64 years	36 (34.6%)
65+ years	19 (18.3%)

Housing Tenure

44.7%

39.5%

15.8%

Owned outright (44.7%) Mortgaged (39.5%) Rented (15.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	12 (11.5%)
Asthma	10 (9.6%)
Diabetes	5 (4.8%)
Heart Disease	3 (2.9%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	4 (13.8%)
2 vehicles	13 (44.8%)
3+ vehicles	12 (41.4%)

Suburbs Near Shadforth

Lucknow 5.2 km Guyong 5.3 km Byng 6.4 km Millthorpe 6.6 km Emu Swamp 8.9 km Spring Terrace 10.1 km Spring Creek 10.8 km Lewis Ponds 12.2 km Bloomfield 13.2 km Glenroi 13.3 km Browns Creek 14.1 km Springside 14.3 km

Same Postcode (2800)

More Shadforth Data

Orange LGA 8 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 42,997 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Orange (15.6 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices

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.