Bumbalong Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA

2626

Postcode for Bumbalong, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 291 km from Sydney · Pop. 3

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

10/10

SEIFA Advantage

50.2

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 Bumbalong ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bumbalong Compares

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

Metric	Bumbalong	NSW avg	AU avg
Median age	54	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.

Bumbalong is a locality 291 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2626. It falls within the Capital Region region. The local government area is Snowy Monaro Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Bumbalong has a population of 3 with a median age of 54.

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

Bumbalong is part of the Snowy Mountains statistical area in New South Wales.

Bumbalong Details

Postcode	2626
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	3
Median Age	54 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,124/week
Area	50.2 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	133.3%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	10/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-35.8485708
Longitude	149.1249856
Distance from Sydney	291 km
Region (SA4)	Capital Region
Area (SA3)	Snowy Mountains
Local Government	Snowy Monaro Regional
Federal Electorate	Eden-Monaro

Age Profile

133.3%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (133.3%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	4 (133.3%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Bumbalong

Colinton 4.3 km Bredbo 12.4 km Michelago 13.1 km Tinderry 17.5 km Billilingra 19.5 km Jerangle 20.5 km Shannons Flat 23.0 km Clear Range 23.3 km Chakola 24.3 km The Angle 27.4 km Anembo 28.2 km Yaouk 28.9 km

Same Postcode (2626)

Bredbo Colinton

More Bumbalong Data

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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.