Dunbible Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional

2484

Postcode for Dunbible, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 645 km from Sydney · Pop. 380

380

Population

Median Age

$1,949

Household Income/wk

$350

Median Rent/wk

6/10

SEIFA Advantage

15.2

Area (km²)

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

How Dunbible Compares

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

Metric	Dunbible	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,949 ≈NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$350 -NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$2,167 ≈NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	47	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	6/10 ≈NSW	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	3.8% -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.

Dunbible is a locality 645 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2484. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Tweed.

According to the 2021 Census, Dunbible has a population of 380 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $1,949, close to the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 20 (5.3% of residents).

Housing in Dunbible includes a median weekly rent of $350, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 130 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 84.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Dunbible scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Dunbible is part of the Tweed Valley statistical area in New South Wales.

Dunbible Details

Postcode	2484
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	380
Median Age	47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$702/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$350
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,167
Average Household Size	2.7 persons
Area	15.2 km²
Population Density	25/km²
Total Dwellings	130
Australian Citizens	92.9%
Indigenous Population	20 (5.3%)
Unemployment Rate	3.8%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	6/10 (average)
Latitude	-28.3790169
Longitude	153.3859379
Distance from Sydney	645 km
Region (SA4)	Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)	Tweed Valley
Local Government	Tweed
Federal Electorate	Richmond

Age Profile

21.1%

6.8%

19.5%

27.1%

23.2%

0–14 (21.1%) 15–24 (6.8%) 25–44 (19.5%) 45–64 (27.1%) 65+ (23.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	80 (21.1%)
15–24 years	26 (6.8%)
25–44 years	74 (19.5%)
45–64 years	103 (27.1%)
65+ years	88 (23.2%)

Housing Tenure

50.4%

33.9%

15.7%

Owned outright (50.4%) Mortgaged (33.9%) Rented (15.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma	38 (10.0%)
Arthritis	28 (7.4%)
Cancer	22 (5.8%)
Heart Disease	17 (4.5%)
Lung Condition	15 (3.9%)
Diabetes	10 (2.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	26 (19.5%)
2 vehicles	70 (52.6%)
3+ vehicles	37 (27.8%)

Suburbs Near Dunbible

Stokers Siding 2.7 km Byangum 3.7 km Fernvale 4.2 km Bray Park 4.4 km Dum Dum 4.7 km South Murwillumbah 4.9 km Murwillumbah South 4.9 km Murwillumbah 5.2 km Uki 6.6 km Mount Warning 6.6 km Wardrop Valley 6.9 km Kielvale 6.9 km

Same Postcode (2484)

More Dunbible 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.