New South Wales · Postcode 2877

Boona Mount postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 393 km from Sydney

Remote
46
Population (2021)
$1,125
Household income/wk
$80
Median rent/wk
43
Median age
7/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Boona Mount at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2877 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
46 People Resident population, Census 2021
Lachlan Council area 17 suburbs, 8 postcodes
43 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,125/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 7/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$1,125/wk
42% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$80/wk
82% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
7/10
1.0 deciles above NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
43 years
2.0 years younger than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Boona Mount ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Boona Mount vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricBoona MountNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $80 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $6,666 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 43 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 7/10 ≈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.

Boona Mount is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2877. It lies roughly 393 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Lachlan.

According to the 2021 Census, Boona Mount has a population of 46 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the NSW average.

Housing in Boona Mount includes a median weekly rent of $80, median monthly mortgage repayment of $6,666, with 13 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above 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, Boona Mount scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Boona Mount is part of the Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble statistical area in New South Wales.

Boona Mount details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2877
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)46
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$550/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$80
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$6,666
Average Household Size3.3 persons
Area394.7 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings13
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-32.617
Longitude147.26
Distance from Sydney393 km
Region (SA4)Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
Local GovernmentLachlan
Federal ElectorateParkes
State ElectorateOrange
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (34.8%) 15–24 (8.7%) 25–44 (19.6%) 45–64 (26.1%) 65+ (23.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years16 (34.8%)
15–24 years4 (8.7%)
25–44 years9 (19.6%)
45–64 years12 (26.1%)
65+ years11 (23.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (55.6%) Mortgaged (44.4%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Boona Mount is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Cancer4 (8.7%)

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 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles7 (63.6%)
3+ vehicles4 (36.4%)

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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.