New South Wales · Postcode 2420

Stroud Hill postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 174 km from Sydney

Outer Regional
31
Population (2021)
$780
Household income/wk
$400
Median rent/wk
53
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Stroud Hill at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2420 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
31 People Resident population, Census 2021
Dungog Council area 49 suburbs, 6 postcodes
53 Median age Years, Census 2021
$780/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$780/wk
60% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$400/wk
10% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
53 years
8.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Stroud Hill ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Stroud Hill vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricStroud HillNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $780 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $400 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,167 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 53 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.

Stroud Hill is a locality 174 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2420. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Dungog.

According to the 2021 Census, Stroud Hill has a population of 31 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $780, below the NSW average.

Housing in Stroud Hill includes a median weekly rent of $400, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 12 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, Stroud Hill scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Stroud Hill is part of the Lower Hunter statistical area in New South Wales.

Stroud Hill details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2420
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)31
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$780/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$619/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$400
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area15.5 km²
Population Density2/km²
Total Dwellings12
Australian Citizens87.1%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-32.3843998
Longitude151.7864466
Distance from Sydney174 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Lower Hunter
Local GovernmentDungog
Federal ElectorateLyne
State ElectorateUpper Hunter
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (9.7%) 15–24 (9.7%) 25–44 (12.9%) 45–64 (32.3%) 65+ (38.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (9.7%)
15–24 years3 (9.7%)
25–44 years4 (12.9%)
45–64 years10 (32.3%)
65+ years12 (38.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (78.6%) Mortgaged (21.4%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Stroud Hill is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis5 (16.1%)
Heart Disease5 (16.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles3 (27.3%)
3+ vehicles8 (72.7%)

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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.