Bombira Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2850
Postcode for Bombira, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 207 km from Sydney · Pop. 504
504
Population
40
Median Age
$2,903
Household Income/wk
$380
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
7.0
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 Bombira ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bombira Compares

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

MetricBombiraNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,903 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $380 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,644 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 40 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +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.

Bombira is a locality 207 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, Bombira has a population of 504 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,903, above the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 12 (2.4% of residents).

Housing in Bombira includes a median weekly rent of $380, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,644, with 159 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 93.1% of housing.

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

Bombira is part of the Upper Hunter statistical area in New South Wales.

Bombira Details

Postcode2850
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)504
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,903/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,117/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$380
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,644
Average Household Size3 persons
Area7.0 km²
Population Density72/km²
Total Dwellings159
Australian Citizens95.6%
Indigenous Population12 (2.4%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-32.5752244
Longitude149.6045718
Distance from Sydney207 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Upper Hunter
Local GovernmentMid-Western Regional
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (26.4%) 15–24 (6.7%) 25–44 (22.4%) 45–64 (29.0%) 65+ (15.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years133 (26.4%)
15–24 years34 (6.7%)
25–44 years113 (22.4%)
45–64 years146 (29.0%)
65+ years78 (15.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (40.9%) Mortgaged (52.2%) Rented (6.9%)

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)

Asthma36 (7.1%)
Arthritis27 (5.4%)
Heart Disease23 (4.6%)
Cancer14 (2.8%)
Diabetes12 (2.4%)
Lung Condition3 (0.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (2.4%)
1 vehicle24 (14.2%)
2 vehicles85 (50.3%)
3+ vehicles56 (33.1%)

Suburbs Near Bombira

Same Postcode (2850)

More Bombira 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.