Sofala Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2795

Postcode for Sofala, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 166 km from Sydney · Pop. 111

111

Population

Median Age

$668

Household Income/wk

$194

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

85.4

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 Sofala 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 Sofala Compares

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

Metric	Sofala	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$668 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$194 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,300 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	60	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -NSW	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	13.3% +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.

Sofala is a locality 166 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2795. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Bathurst Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Sofala has a population of 111 with a median age of 60. The median weekly household income is $668, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 13.3%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (2.7% of residents).

Housing in Sofala includes a median weekly rent of $194, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 51 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.5% of housing.

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

Sofala is served by Sofala Public School.

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

Sofala Details

Postcode	2795
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	111
Median Age	60 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$668/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$455/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$194
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,300
Average Household Size	1.8 persons
Area	85.4 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	51
Australian Citizens	76.6%
Indigenous Population	3 (2.7%)
Unemployment Rate	13.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-33.0808225
Longitude	149.6881768
Distance from Sydney	166 km
Region (SA4)	Central West
Area (SA3)	Orange
Local Government	Bathurst Regional
Federal Electorate	Calare

Age Profile

13.5%

7.2%

32.4%

41.4%

0–14 (13.5%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (7.2%) 45–64 (32.4%) 65+ (41.4%)

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0–14 years	15 (13.5%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	8 (7.2%)
45–64 years	36 (32.4%)
65+ years	46 (41.4%)

Housing Tenure

76.2%

14.3%

9.5%

Owned outright (76.2%) Mortgaged (14.3%) Rented (9.5%)

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)

Arthritis	24 (21.6%)
Cancer	11 (9.9%)
Diabetes	10 (9.0%)
Asthma	9 (8.1%)
Lung Condition	6 (5.4%)
Heart Disease	3 (2.7%)
Dementia	3 (2.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	3 (6.5%)
1 vehicle	13 (28.3%)
2 vehicles	23 (50.0%)
3+ vehicles	7 (15.2%)

Schools in Sofala

Sofala Public School

Primary · Gov · ICSEA 946 · 8 students

Suburbs Near Sofala

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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.