New South Wales · Postcode 2577

Upper Kangaroo Valley postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 108 km from Sydney

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
3
Population (2021)
$450
Household income/wk
$200
Median rent/wk
31
Median age
10/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Upper Kangaroo Valley 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

2577 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
3 People Resident population, Census 2021
Kiama Council area 24 suburbs, 7 postcodes
31 Median age Years, Census 2021
$450/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 10/10 SEIFA advantage Very high advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$450/wk
77% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$200/wk
55% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
10/10
4.0 deciles above NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
31 years
14.0 years younger than NSW average
Resident median age

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

Where Upper Kangaroo Valley ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Upper Kangaroo Valley vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricUpper Kangaroo ValleyNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $450 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $200 -NSW $445 $390
Median age 31 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Upper Kangaroo Valley is a locality 108 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2577. It falls within the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven region. The local government area is Kiama.

According to the 2021 Census, Upper Kangaroo Valley has a population of 3 with a median age of 31. The median weekly household income is $450, below the NSW average.

Housing in Upper Kangaroo Valley includes a median weekly rent of $200. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

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

Upper Kangaroo Valley is part of the Southern Highlands statistical area in New South Wales.

Upper Kangaroo Valley details

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

Postcode2577
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)3
Median Age31 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$200
Average Household Size2 persons
Area14.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.695565
Longitude150.5936766
Distance from Sydney108 km
Region (SA4)Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
Area (SA3)Southern Highlands
Local GovernmentKiama
Federal ElectorateWhitlam
State ElectorateKiama
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
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45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Upper Kangaroo Valley is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 10 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

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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.