Windella Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2320
Postcode for Windella, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 133 km from Sydney · Pop. 845
845
Population
41
Median Age
$2,886
Household Income/wk
$400
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
3.9
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 Windella ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Windella Compares

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

MetricWindellaNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,886 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $400 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,429 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 41 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 1.7% -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.

Windella is a locality 133 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2320. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Maitland.

According to the 2021 Census, Windella has a population of 845 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $2,886, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 1.7%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 21 (2.5% of residents).

Housing in Windella includes a median weekly rent of $400, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,429, with 253 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 97.1% of housing.

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

Windella is part of the Port Stephens statistical area in New South Wales.

Windella Details

Postcode2320
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)845
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,886/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,009/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$400
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,429
Average Household Size3.3 persons
Area3.9 km²
Population Density215/km²
Total Dwellings253
Australian Citizens96.8%
Indigenous Population21 (2.5%)
Unemployment Rate1.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-32.698889
Longitude151.480556
Distance from Sydney133 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Port Stephens
Local GovernmentMaitland
Federal ElectoratePaterson

Age Profile

0–14 (21.8%) 15–24 (14.1%) 25–44 (20.1%) 45–64 (29.8%) 65+ (14.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years184 (21.8%)
15–24 years119 (14.1%)
25–44 years170 (20.1%)
45–64 years252 (29.8%)
65+ years122 (14.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (40.8%) Mortgaged (56.3%) Rented (2.9%)

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)

Asthma82 (9.7%)
Arthritis81 (9.6%)
Diabetes41 (4.9%)
Heart Disease27 (3.2%)
Cancer22 (2.6%)
Lung Condition11 (1.3%)
Dementia4 (0.5%)

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 vehicle26 (10.4%)
2 vehicles111 (44.6%)
3+ vehicles112 (45.0%)

Suburbs Near Windella

Same Postcode (2320)

More Windella 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.