Wells Crossing Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA

2460

Postcode for Wells Crossing, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 475 km from Sydney · Pop. 212

212

Population

Median Age

$1,016

Household Income/wk

$300

Median Rent/wk

1/10

SEIFA Advantage

27.7

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 Wells Crossing ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wells Crossing Compares

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

Metric	Wells Crossing	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,016 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$300 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,053 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	45	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	1/10 -NSW	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	14.1% +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.

Wells Crossing is a locality 475 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2460. It falls within the New England and North West region. The local government area is Clarence Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Wells Crossing has a population of 212 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $1,016, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 14.1%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 22 (10.4% of residents).

Housing in Wells Crossing includes a median weekly rent of $300, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,053, with 79 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Wells Crossing scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Wells Crossing is part of the Inverell - Tenterfield statistical area in New South Wales.

Wells Crossing Details

Postcode	2460
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	212
Median Age	45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,016/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$460/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$300
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,053
Average Household Size	2.5 persons
Area	27.7 km²
Population Density	8/km²
Total Dwellings	79
Australian Citizens	86.8%
Indigenous Population	22 (10.4%)
Unemployment Rate	14.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	1/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-29.8896198
Longitude	153.0265315
Distance from Sydney	475 km
Region (SA4)	New England and North West
Area (SA3)	Inverell - Tenterfield
Local Government	Clarence Valley
Federal Electorate	Page

Age Profile

16.5%

11.8%

19.3%

34.9%

17.0%

0–14 (16.5%) 15–24 (11.8%) 25–44 (19.3%) 45–64 (34.9%) 65+ (17.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	35 (16.5%)
15–24 years	25 (11.8%)
25–44 years	41 (19.3%)
45–64 years	74 (34.9%)
65+ years	36 (17.0%)

Housing Tenure

36.5%

54.1%

9.5%

Owned outright (36.5%) Mortgaged (54.1%) Rented (9.5%)

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)

Arthritis	26 (12.3%)
Asthma	24 (11.3%)
Diabetes	13 (6.1%)
Lung Condition	10 (4.7%)
Heart Disease	7 (3.3%)
Cancer	5 (2.4%)
Dementia	3 (1.4%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	4 (5.5%)
1 vehicle	16 (21.9%)
2 vehicles	32 (43.8%)
3+ vehicles	21 (28.8%)

Suburbs Near Wells Crossing

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Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.