Woy Woy Bay Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2256
Postcode for Woy Woy Bay, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 44 km from Sydney · Pop. 423
423
Population
47
Median Age
$2,416
Household Income/wk
$415
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
7.7
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 Woy Woy Bay ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Woy Woy Bay Compares

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

MetricWoy Woy BayNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,416 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $415 ≈NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $2,600 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 47 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 1.8% -NSW 5.0% 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.

Woy Woy Bay is a locality 44 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2256. It falls within the Central Coast region. The local government area is Central Coast (NSW).

According to the 2021 Census, Woy Woy Bay has a population of 423 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $2,416, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 1.8%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 12 (2.8% of residents).

Housing in Woy Woy Bay includes a median weekly rent of $415, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,600, with 161 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.7% of housing.

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

Woy Woy Bay is part of the Gosford statistical area in New South Wales.

Woy Woy Bay Details

Postcode2256
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)423
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,416/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$974/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$415
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,600
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area7.7 km²
Population Density55/km²
Total Dwellings161
Australian Citizens89.4%
Indigenous Population12 (2.8%)
Unemployment Rate1.8%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.484
Longitude151.314
Distance from Sydney44 km
Region (SA4)Central Coast
Area (SA3)Gosford
Local GovernmentCentral Coast (NSW)
Federal ElectorateRobertson

Age Profile

0–14 (15.4%) 15–24 (8.5%) 25–44 (23.6%) 45–64 (32.6%) 65+ (21.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years65 (15.4%)
15–24 years36 (8.5%)
25–44 years100 (23.6%)
45–64 years138 (32.6%)
65+ years91 (21.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (45.2%) Mortgaged (42.6%) Rented (12.3%)

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)

Asthma46 (10.9%)
Arthritis45 (10.6%)
Cancer22 (5.2%)
Heart Disease20 (4.7%)
Diabetes19 (4.5%)
Lung Condition11 (2.6%)
Dementia8 (1.9%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (2.6%)
1 vehicle43 (27.6%)
2 vehicles72 (46.2%)
3+ vehicles37 (23.7%)

Suburbs Near Woy Woy Bay

Same Postcode (2256)

More Woy Woy Bay 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.