Windera Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2800
Postcode for Windera, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 216 km from Sydney · Pop. 292
292
Population
41
Median Age
$3,222
Household Income/wk
$600
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
3.1
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 Windera ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Windera Compares

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

MetricWinderaNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $3,222 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $600 +NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,080 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 41 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -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.

Windera is a locality 216 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2800. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Cabonne.

According to the 2021 Census, Windera has a population of 292 with a median age of 41. The median weekly household income is $3,222, above the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 11 (3.8% of residents).

Housing in Windera includes a median weekly rent of $600, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,080, with 89 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 95.5% of housing.

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

Windera is part of the Orange statistical area in New South Wales.

Windera Details

Postcode2800
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)292
Median Age41 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$3,222/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,095/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$600
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,080
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area3.1 km²
Population Density93/km²
Total Dwellings89
Australian Citizens94.2%
Indigenous Population11 (3.8%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.2055023
Longitude149.0209719
Distance from Sydney216 km
Region (SA4)Central West
Area (SA3)Orange
Local GovernmentCabonne
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (24.7%) 15–24 (14.7%) 25–44 (16.8%) 45–64 (31.5%) 65+ (11.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years72 (24.7%)
15–24 years43 (14.7%)
25–44 years49 (16.8%)
45–64 years92 (31.5%)
65+ years32 (11.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (29.2%) Mortgaged (66.3%) Rented (4.5%)

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)

Asthma24 (8.2%)
Arthritis14 (4.8%)
Cancer13 (4.5%)
Heart Disease5 (1.7%)
Diabetes4 (1.4%)

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 vehicle8 (9.0%)
2 vehicles51 (57.3%)
3+ vehicles30 (33.7%)

Suburbs Near Windera

Same Postcode (2800)

More Windera 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.