Woolners Arm Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional
2470
Postcode for Woolners Arm, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 599 km from Sydney · Pop. 23
23
Population
46
Median Age
$949
Household Income/wk
$179
Median Rent/wk
3/10
SEIFA Advantage
17.3
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 Woolners Arm ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

How Woolners Arm Compares

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

MetricWoolners ArmNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $949 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $179 -NSW $445 $390
Median age 46 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 25.0% +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.

Woolners Arm is a locality 599 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2470. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Kyogle.

According to the 2021 Census, Woolners Arm has a population of 23 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $949, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 25.0%, higher than the NSW average.

Housing in Woolners Arm includes a median weekly rent of $179, 6 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 70.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Woolners Arm scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Woolners Arm is part of the Richmond Valley - Hinterland statistical area in New South Wales.

Woolners Arm Details

Postcode2470
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)23
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$179
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area17.3 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings6
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate25.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-28.6633143
Longitude152.8446197
Distance from Sydney599 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Richmond Valley - Hinterland
Local GovernmentKyogle
Federal ElectoratePage

Age Profile

0–14 (34.8%) 15–24 (13.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (26.1%) 65+ (26.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years8 (34.8%)
15–24 years3 (13.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years6 (26.1%)
65+ years6 (26.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (70.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (30.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis4 (17.4%)

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 vehicle3 (42.9%)
2 vehicles4 (57.1%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Woolners Arm

Same Postcode (2470)

More Woolners Arm 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.