New South Wales · Postcode 2429

Bulga Forest postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 278 km from Sydney

Outer Regional
5
Population (2021)
$450
Household income/wk
63
Median age
3/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Bulga Forest 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

2429 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
5 People Resident population, Census 2021
Mid-Coast Council area 198 suburbs, 18 postcodes
63 Median age Years, Census 2021
$450/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 3/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$450/wk
77% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
3/10
3.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
63 years
18.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age

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

Where Bulga Forest ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Bulga Forest vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricBulga ForestNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $450 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Median age 63 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Bulga Forest is a locality 278 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2429. It falls within the Mid North Coast region. The local government area is Mid-Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Bulga Forest has a population of 5 with a median age of 63. The median weekly household income is $450, below the NSW average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Bulga Forest scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Bulga Forest is part of the Taree - Gloucester statistical area in New South Wales.

Bulga Forest details

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

Postcode2429
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)5
Median Age63 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$474/week
Average Household Size1 persons
Area257.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens60.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-31.5177453
Longitude152.2185075
Distance from Sydney278 km
Region (SA4)Mid North Coast
Area (SA3)Taree - Gloucester
Local GovernmentMid-Coast
Federal ElectorateLyne
State ElectorateOxley
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
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45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Bulga Forest is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
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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.