Brookong Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income

2656

Postcode for Brookong, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 452 km from Sydney · Pop. 21

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$200

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

181.9

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 Brookong 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 Brookong Compares

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

Metric	Brookong	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$200 -NSW	$445	$390
Median age	46	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.

Brookong is a locality 452 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2656. It falls within the Riverina region. The local government area is Lockhart.

According to the 2021 Census, Brookong has a population of 21 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the NSW average.

Housing in Brookong includes a median weekly rent of $200, 7 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, Brookong scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Brookong is part of the Wagga Wagga statistical area in New South Wales.

Brookong Details

Postcode	2656
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	21
Median Age	46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,156/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$200
Average Household Size	2.5 persons
Area	181.9 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	7
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-35.3023
Longitude	146.585
Distance from Sydney	452 km
Region (SA4)	Riverina
Area (SA3)	Wagga Wagga
Local Government	Lockhart
Federal Electorate	Riverina

Age Profile

14.3%

38.1%

42.9%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (14.3%) 25–44 (14.3%) 45–64 (38.1%) 65+ (42.9%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	3 (14.3%)
25–44 years	3 (14.3%)
45–64 years	8 (38.1%)
65+ years	9 (42.9%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) 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.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	6 (28.6%)
Asthma	3 (14.3%)
Heart Disease	3 (14.3%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles	8 (100.0%)

Suburbs Near Brookong

Bidgeemia 11.7 km Osborne 13.7 km Urangeline 14.5 km Lockhart 14.9 km Cullivel 15.8 km Yuluma 17.3 km Urangeline East 20.0 km Boree Creek 23.7 km Fargunyah 24.6 km Faithfull 28.2 km Pleasant Hills 28.2 km Urana 28.6 km

Same Postcode (2656)

Brookdale Fargunyah Lockhart Milbrulong Osborne Urangeline Urangeline East

More Brookong Data

Lockhart LGA 20 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 3,371 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Wagga Wagga (74.1 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices

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.