Sharps Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Above NSW income

2729

Postcode for Sharps Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 335 km from Sydney · Pop. 13

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

41.3

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 Sharps Creek ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs.

How Sharps Creek Compares

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

Metric	Sharps Creek	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Median age	42	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +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.

Sharps Creek is a locality 335 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2729. It falls within the Riverina region. The local government area is Snowy Valleys.

According to the 2021 Census, Sharps Creek has a population of 13 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the NSW average.

Housing in Sharps Creek includes a 7 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Sharps Creek scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Sharps Creek is part of the Wagga Wagga statistical area in New South Wales.

Sharps Creek Details

Postcode	2729
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	13
Median Age	42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Average Household Size	4.5 persons
Area	41.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	7
Australian Citizens	123.1%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-35.3848734
Longitude	148.0422017
Distance from Sydney	335 km
Region (SA4)	Riverina
Area (SA3)	Wagga Wagga
Local Government	Snowy Valleys
Federal Electorate	Eden-Monaro

Age Profile

92.3%

38.5%

69.2%

0–14 (92.3%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (38.5%) 45–64 (69.2%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	12 (92.3%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	5 (38.5%)
45–64 years	9 (69.2%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

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

Suburbs Near Sharps Creek

Wondalga 5.2 km Westwood 6.5 km Cooleys Creek 6.7 km Darlow 6.9 km Windowie 8.3 km Adelong 8.5 km The Grove 8.7 km Gadara 11.0 km Sandy Gully 12.1 km Gilmore 12.9 km Grahamstown 13.9 km Bangadang 15.7 km

Same Postcode (2729)

Adelong Bangadang Califat Cooleys Creek Darlow Grahamstown Mount Adrah Mount Horeb Mundarlo Sandy Gully The Grove Tumblong Westwood Wondalga Yaven Creek

More Sharps Creek Data

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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.