Wattle Ponds Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Above NSW income
2330
Postcode for Wattle Ponds, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 150 km from Sydney · Pop. 1,193
1,193
Population
39
Median Age
$2,775
Household Income/wk
$519
Median Rent/wk
8/10
SEIFA Advantage
14.9
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 Wattle Ponds ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW.

How Wattle Ponds Compares

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

MetricWattle PondsNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,775 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $519 +NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,167 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 39 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 2.4% -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.

Wattle Ponds is a locality 150 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2330. It falls within the Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury region. The local government area is Singleton.

According to the 2021 Census, Wattle Ponds has a population of 1,193 with a median age of 39. The median weekly household income is $2,775, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 2.4%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 90 (7.5% of residents).

Housing in Wattle Ponds includes a median weekly rent of $519, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 367 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 96.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Wattle Ponds scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Wattle Ponds is part of the Hawkesbury statistical area in New South Wales.

Wattle Ponds Details

Postcode2330
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)1,193
Median Age39 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,775/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$889/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$519
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area14.9 km²
Population Density80/km²
Total Dwellings367
Australian Citizens95.9%
Indigenous Population90 (7.5%)
Unemployment Rate2.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-32.5205427
Longitude151.1927601
Distance from Sydney150 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury
Area (SA3)Hawkesbury
Local GovernmentSingleton
Federal ElectorateHunter

Age Profile

0–14 (22.6%) 15–24 (15.3%) 25–44 (21.3%) 45–64 (29.7%) 65+ (11.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years270 (22.6%)
15–24 years182 (15.3%)
25–44 years254 (21.3%)
45–64 years354 (29.7%)
65+ years140 (11.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (36.8%) Mortgaged (59.7%) Rented (3.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis103 (8.6%)
Asthma101 (8.5%)
Diabetes40 (3.4%)
Heart Disease37 (3.1%)
Cancer19 (1.6%)
Lung Condition14 (1.2%)
Dementia3 (0.3%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (1.1%)
1 vehicle34 (9.3%)
2 vehicles142 (38.7%)
3+ vehicles187 (51.0%)

Suburbs Near Wattle Ponds

Same Postcode (2330)

More Wattle Ponds 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.