Utungun Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2447
Postcode for Utungun, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 379 km from Sydney · Pop. 194
194
Population
49
Median Age
$1,174
Household Income/wk
$262
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
27.8
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 Utungun ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Utungun Compares

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

MetricUtungunNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,174 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $262 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,083 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 49 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 4.5% ≈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.

Utungun is a locality 379 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, Utungun has a population of 194 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $1,174, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 4.5%. The Indigenous population is 6 (3.1% of residents).

Housing in Utungun includes a median weekly rent of $262, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, with 68 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 89.4% of housing.

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

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

Utungun Details

Postcode2447
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)194
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,174/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$529/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$262
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area27.8 km²
Population Density7/km²
Total Dwellings68
Australian Citizens90.2%
Indigenous Population6 (3.1%)
Unemployment Rate4.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-30.7474711
Longitude152.8323499
Distance from Sydney379 km
Region (SA4)Mid North Coast
Area (SA3)Kempsey - Nambucca
Local GovernmentNambucca Valley
Federal ElectorateCowper

Age Profile

0–14 (18.0%) 15–24 (7.2%) 25–44 (15.5%) 45–64 (32.0%) 65+ (26.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years35 (18.0%)
15–24 years14 (7.2%)
25–44 years30 (15.5%)
45–64 years62 (32.0%)
65+ years52 (26.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (53.0%) Mortgaged (36.4%) Rented (10.6%)

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)

Arthritis31 (16.0%)
Asthma14 (7.2%)
Heart Disease9 (4.6%)
Lung Condition5 (2.6%)
Cancer5 (2.6%)
Dementia3 (1.5%)

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 vehicle15 (22.4%)
2 vehicles32 (47.8%)
3+ vehicles20 (29.9%)

Suburbs Near Utungun

Same Postcode (2447)

More Utungun 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.