New South Wales · Postcode 2850

Wollar postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 206 km from Sydney

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
52
Population (2021)
$1,875
Household income/wk
$163
Median rent/wk
35
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Wollar at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2850 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
52 People Resident population, Census 2021
Mid-Western Regional Council area 104 suburbs, 6 postcodes
35 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,875/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$1,875/wk
3% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$163/wk
63% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
4.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
35 years
10.0 years younger than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

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.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Wollar vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

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

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

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
State ElectorateUpper Hunter
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

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

Wollar is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

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

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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.