Wollar Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2850
Postcode for Wollar, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 206 km from Sydney · Pop. 52
52
Population
35
Median Age
$1,875
Household Income/wk
$163
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
177.4
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 Wollar ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Wollar Compares

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

MetricWollarNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,875 ≈NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $163 -NSW $445 $390
Median age 35 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Wollar is a locality 206 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2850. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Mid-Western Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Wollar has a population of 52 with a median age of 35. The median weekly household income is $1,875, close to the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 5 (9.6% of residents).

Housing in Wollar includes a median weekly rent of $163, 11 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Rental properties account for 72.7% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Wollar scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Wollar is part of the Upper Hunter statistical area in New South Wales.

Wollar Details

Postcode2850
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)52
Median Age35 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,875/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,062/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$163
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area177.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings11
Australian Citizens51.9%
Indigenous Population5 (9.6%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.3425728
Longitude149.9527765
Distance from Sydney206 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Upper Hunter
Local GovernmentMid-Western Regional
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (28.8%) 15–24 (13.5%) 25–44 (15.4%) 45–64 (28.8%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years15 (28.8%)
15–24 years7 (13.5%)
25–44 years8 (15.4%)
45–64 years15 (28.8%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (27.3%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (72.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Wollar

Same Postcode (2850)

More Wollar 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.