Prince Regent River Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

6740

Postcode for Prince Regent River, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 2050 km from Perth · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

1/10

SEIFA Advantage

15376.4

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 Prince Regent River ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Prince Regent River Compares

Prince Regent River vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Prince Regent River	WA avg	AU avg
Median age	50	43.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	1/10 -WA	6.0/10	6.0/10

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Prince Regent River is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6740. It lies roughly 2050 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Wyndham-East Kimberley.

According to the 2021 Census, Prince Regent River has a population of 4 with a median age of 50.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Prince Regent River scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Prince Regent River is part of the Kimberley statistical area in Western Australia.

Prince Regent River Details

Postcode	6740
State	Western Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	50 years
Area	15376.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	1/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-15.727775
Longitude	125.481303
Distance from Perth	2050 km
Region (SA4)	Western Australia - Outback (North)
Area (SA3)	Kimberley
Local Government	Wyndham-East Kimberley
Federal Electorate	Durack

Age Profile

100.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (100.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	4 (100.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Prince Regent River

Mitchell Plateau 102.8 km Gibb 130.8 km King Leopold Ranges 150.4 km Kimbolton 156.7 km Drysdale River 174.9 km Koolan Island 189.7 km Kalumburu 202.6 km Cockatoo Island 204.3 km Meda 240.8 km Mount Hardman 245.2 km Oombulgurri 260.5 km Derby 265.6 km

Same Postcode (6740)

Drysdale River Kalumburu Mitchell Plateau Oombulgurri Wyndham

More Prince Regent River Data

Wyndham-East Kimberley LGA 12 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 7,480 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Fitzroy Crossing (273.9 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Wyndham-East Kimberley LGA

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.