Thumb Creek Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2447
Postcode for Thumb Creek, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 378 km from Sydney · Pop. 36
36
Population
53
Median Age
$725
Household Income/wk
$95
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
85.1
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 Thumb Creek ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Thumb Creek Compares

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

MetricThumb CreekNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $725 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $95 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,834 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 53 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -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.

Thumb Creek is a locality 378 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2447. It falls within the Mid North Coast region. The local government area is Nambucca Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Thumb Creek has a population of 36 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $725, below the NSW average.

Housing in Thumb Creek includes a median weekly rent of $95, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,834, 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, Thumb Creek scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Thumb Creek is part of the Kempsey - Nambucca statistical area in New South Wales.

Thumb Creek Details

Postcode2447
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)36
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$95
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,834
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area85.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings12
Australian Citizens58.3%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-30.6882091
Longitude152.6207087
Distance from Sydney378 km
Region (SA4)Mid North Coast
Area (SA3)Kempsey - Nambucca
Local GovernmentNambucca Valley
Federal ElectorateCowper

Age Profile

0–14 (13.9%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (27.8%) 45–64 (30.6%) 65+ (47.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years5 (13.9%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years10 (27.8%)
45–64 years11 (30.6%)
65+ years17 (47.2%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis6 (16.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle5 (62.5%)
1 vehicle3 (37.5%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Thumb Creek

Same Postcode (2447)

More Thumb Creek Data

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.