Cumbo Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA Above NSW income
2850
Postcode for Cumbo, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 206 km from Sydney · Pop. 3
3
Population
59
Median Age
$2,750
Household Income/wk
$190
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
54.7
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 Cumbo ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Cumbo Compares

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

MetricCumboNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,750 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $190 -NSW $445 $390
Median age 59 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Cumbo is a locality 206 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2850. It falls within the Hunter Valley exc Newcastle region. The local government area is Mid-Western Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Cumbo has a population of 3 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $2,750, above the NSW average.

Housing in Cumbo includes a median weekly rent of $190. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Cumbo scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Cumbo is part of the Upper Hunter statistical area in New South Wales.

Cumbo Details

Postcode2850
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)3
Median Age59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,750/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,399/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$190
Average Household Size2 persons
Area54.7 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.3953662
Longitude149.8724664
Distance from Sydney206 km
Region (SA4)Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Area (SA3)Upper Hunter
Local GovernmentMid-Western Regional
Federal ElectorateCalare

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (100.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years3 (100.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Cumbo

Same Postcode (2850)

More Cumbo 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.