Broughams Gate Postcode

New South Wales

Very Remote Top 10% SEIFA

2880

Postcode for Broughams Gate, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 992 km from Sydney · Pop. 34

Population

Median Age

$2,124

Household Income/wk

Median Rent/wk

10/10

SEIFA Advantage

6834.1

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 Broughams Gate ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Broughams Gate Compares

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

Metric	Broughams Gate	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,124 ≈NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$5 -NSW	$445	$390
Median age	39	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.

Broughams Gate is a very remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2880. It lies roughly 992 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated NSW.

According to the 2021 Census, Broughams Gate has a population of 34 with a median age of 39. The median weekly household income is $2,124, close to the NSW average.

Housing in Broughams Gate includes a median weekly rent of $5, 11 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, Broughams Gate scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Broughams Gate is part of the Broken Hill and Far West statistical area in New South Wales.

Broughams Gate Details

Postcode	2880
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	34
Median Age	39 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,124/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$5
Average Household Size	2.8 persons
Area	6834.1 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	11
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	10/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-30.8872
Longitude	141.251
Distance from Sydney	992 km
Region (SA4)	Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)	Broken Hill and Far West
Local Government	Unincorporated NSW
Federal Electorate	Parkes

Age Profile

29.4%

44.1%

26.5%

8.8%

0–14 (29.4%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (44.1%) 45–64 (26.5%) 65+ (8.8%)

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0–14 years	10 (29.4%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	15 (44.1%)
45–64 years	9 (26.5%)
65+ years	3 (8.8%)

Housing Tenure

57.1%

42.9%

Owned outright (57.1%) Mortgaged (42.9%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	5 (41.7%)
3+ vehicles	7 (58.3%)

Suburbs Near Broughams Gate

Euriowie 55.7 km Burns 55.7 km Fowlers Gap 66.9 km Packsaddle 75.1 km Mutawintji 109.4 km Silverton 110.9 km Mount Gipps 117.4 km Broken Hill North 120.2 km South Broken Hill 120.2 km Broken Hill 120.2 km Broken Hill West 120.2 km Stephens Creek 125.6 km

Same Postcode (2880)

Broken Hill Broken Hill North Broken Hill West Burns Cameron Corner Euriowie Fowlers Gap Kinalung Little Topar Milparinka Mount Gipps Mutawintji Packsaddle Silverton South Broken Hill Stephens Creek Tibooburra

More Broughams Gate Data

Unincorporated NSW LGA 21 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 837 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Broken Hill (120.0 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Unincorporated NSW 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.