Cope Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2852
Postcode for Cope, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 226 km from Sydney · Pop. 113
113
Population
43
Median Age
$1,125
Household Income/wk
$200
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
76.5
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 Cope ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Cope Compares

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

MetricCopeNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $200 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,825 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 43 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 9.3% +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.

Cope is a locality 226 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2852. It falls within the Far West and Orana region. The local government area is Mid-Western Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Cope has a population of 113 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 9.3%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 4 (3.5% of residents).

Housing in Cope includes a median weekly rent of $200, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,825, with 46 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, Cope scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Cope is part of the Dubbo statistical area in New South Wales.

Cope Details

Postcode2852
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)113
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$472/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$200
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,825
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area76.5 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings46
Australian Citizens83.2%
Indigenous Population4 (3.5%)
Unemployment Rate9.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.303229
Longitude149.6557287
Distance from Sydney226 km
Region (SA4)Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)Dubbo
Local GovernmentMid-Western Regional
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (20.4%) 15–24 (9.7%) 25–44 (22.1%) 45–64 (20.4%) 65+ (21.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years23 (20.4%)
15–24 years11 (9.7%)
25–44 years25 (22.1%)
45–64 years23 (20.4%)
65+ years24 (21.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (53.8%) Mortgaged (46.2%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis14 (12.4%)
Heart Disease9 (8.0%)
Diabetes8 (7.1%)
Cancer4 (3.5%)
Asthma3 (2.7%)

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 vehicle10 (22.2%)
2 vehicles20 (44.4%)
3+ vehicles15 (33.3%)

Suburbs Near Cope

Same Postcode (2852)

More Cope Data

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.