Yerriyong Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income

2540

Postcode for Yerriyong, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 138 km from Sydney · Pop. 46

Population

Median Age

$2,333

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

126.4

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 Yerriyong ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Yerriyong Compares

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

Metric	Yerriyong	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,333 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$2,448 ≈NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	40	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Yerriyong is a locality 138 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2540. It falls within the Other Territories region. The local government area is Shoalhaven.

According to the 2021 Census, Yerriyong has a population of 46 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,333, above the NSW average.

Housing in Yerriyong includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,448, 8 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Yerriyong scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Yerriyong is part of the Jervis Bay statistical area in New South Wales.

Yerriyong Details

Postcode	2540
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	46
Median Age	40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,333/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$833/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,448
Average Household Size	3.6 persons
Area	126.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	89.1%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-34.9783852
Longitude	150.5251245
Distance from Sydney	138 km
Region (SA4)	Other Territories
Area (SA3)	Jervis Bay
Local Government	Shoalhaven
Federal Electorate	Gilmore

Age Profile

13.0%

6.5%

39.1%

17.4%

8.7%

0–14 (13.0%) 15–24 (6.5%) 25–44 (39.1%) 45–64 (17.4%) 65+ (8.7%)

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0–14 years	6 (13.0%)
15–24 years	3 (6.5%)
25–44 years	18 (39.1%)
45–64 years	8 (17.4%)
65+ years	4 (8.7%)

Housing Tenure

56.2%

43.8%

Owned outright (56.2%) Mortgaged (43.8%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	6 (60.0%)
3+ vehicles	4 (40.0%)

Suburbs Near Yerriyong

Parma 1.8 km Nowra Naval Po 4.8 km Hmas Albatross 5.3 km Falls Creek 6.6 km Nowra Hill 6.6 km Comberton 8.0 km Bamarang 9.2 km Barringella 9.6 km South Nowra 10.7 km Woollamia 10.7 km Yalwal 10.9 km Tomerong 11.2 km

Same Postcode (2540)

More Yerriyong Data

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Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.