Wildes Meadow Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
2577
Postcode for Wildes Meadow, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 105 km from Sydney · Pop. 249
249
Population
57
Median Age
$2,100
Household Income/wk
$450
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
35.9
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 Wildes Meadow ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wildes Meadow Compares

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

MetricWildes MeadowNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,100 ≈NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $450 ≈NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,383 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 57 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 5.7% +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.

Wildes Meadow is a locality 105 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 Wingecarribee.

According to the 2021 Census, Wildes Meadow has a population of 249 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $2,100, close to the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 5.7%, higher than the NSW average.

Housing in Wildes Meadow includes a median weekly rent of $450, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,383, with 97 total dwellings. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 81.4% of housing.

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

Wildes Meadow is part of the Southern Highlands statistical area in New South Wales.

Wildes Meadow Details

Postcode2577
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)249
Median Age57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,100/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$846/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$450
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,383
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area35.9 km²
Population Density7/km²
Total Dwellings97
Australian Citizens90.8%
Unemployment Rate5.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.623137
Longitude150.5298387
Distance from Sydney105 km
Region (SA4)Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
Area (SA3)Southern Highlands
Local GovernmentWingecarribee
Federal ElectorateWhitlam

Age Profile

0–14 (12.0%) 15–24 (11.2%) 25–44 (11.2%) 45–64 (37.3%) 65+ (30.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years30 (12.0%)
15–24 years28 (11.2%)
25–44 years28 (11.2%)
45–64 years93 (37.3%)
65+ years77 (30.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (62.8%) Mortgaged (18.6%) Rented (18.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis25 (10.0%)
Diabetes18 (7.2%)
Heart Disease18 (7.2%)
Asthma15 (6.0%)
Cancer10 (4.0%)
Lung Condition7 (2.8%)

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 (15.8%)
2 vehicles43 (45.3%)
3+ vehicles37 (38.9%)

Suburbs Near Wildes Meadow

Same Postcode (2577)

More Wildes Meadow 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.