Cumborah Postcode

New South Wales

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
2832
Postcode for Cumborah, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 563 km from Sydney · Pop. 198
198
Population
58
Median Age
$497
Household Income/wk
$50
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
1803.4
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 Cumborah ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Cumborah Compares

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

MetricCumborahNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $497 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $50 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $650 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 58 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 19.0% +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.

Cumborah is a very remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2832. It lies roughly 563 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Walgett.

According to the 2021 Census, Cumborah has a population of 198 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $497, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 19.0%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 20 (10.1% of residents).

Housing in Cumborah includes a median weekly rent of $50, median monthly mortgage repayment of $650, with 110 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 92.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Cumborah scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Cumborah is part of the Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble statistical area in New South Wales.

Cumborah Details

Postcode2832
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)198
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$497/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$50
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$650
Average Household Size1.6 persons
Area1803.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings110
Australian Citizens86.9%
Indigenous Population20 (10.1%)
Unemployment Rate19.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-29.7388876
Longitude147.7659868
Distance from Sydney563 km
Region (SA4)Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
Local GovernmentWalgett
Federal ElectorateParkes

Age Profile

0–14 (7.6%) 15–24 (3.5%) 25–44 (12.6%) 45–64 (39.4%) 65+ (36.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years15 (7.6%)
15–24 years7 (3.5%)
25–44 years25 (12.6%)
45–64 years78 (39.4%)
65+ years72 (36.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (86.7%) Mortgaged (5.3%) Rented (8.0%)

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)

Arthritis38 (19.2%)
Asthma23 (11.6%)
Heart Disease19 (9.6%)
Lung Condition19 (9.6%)
Diabetes16 (8.1%)
Cancer11 (5.6%)
Dementia4 (2.0%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle8 (7.3%)
1 vehicle53 (48.6%)
2 vehicles38 (34.9%)
3+ vehicles10 (9.2%)

Suburbs Near Cumborah

Same Postcode (2832)

More Cumborah 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.