Dungay Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional
2484
Postcode for Dungay, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 654 km from Sydney · Pop. 225
225
Population
50
Median Age
$1,406
Household Income/wk
$343
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
16.6
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 Dungay Compares

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

MetricDungayNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,406 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $343 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,950 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 50 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 6.5% +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.

Dungay is a locality 654 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, Dungay has a population of 225 with a median age of 50. The median weekly household income is $1,406, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 6.5%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (1.3% of residents).

Housing in Dungay includes a median weekly rent of $343, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,950, with 77 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 83.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Dungay scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Dungay is served by Dungay Public School.

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

Dungay Details

Postcode2484
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)225
Median Age50 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,406/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$720/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$343
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,950
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area16.6 km²
Population Density14/km²
Total Dwellings77
Australian Citizens89.8%
Indigenous Population3 (1.3%)
Unemployment Rate6.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-28.283333
Longitude153.366667
Distance from Sydney654 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Tweed Valley
Local GovernmentTweed
Federal ElectorateRichmond

Age Profile

0–14 (15.6%) 15–24 (13.8%) 25–44 (14.7%) 45–64 (31.6%) 65+ (23.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years35 (15.6%)
15–24 years31 (13.8%)
25–44 years33 (14.7%)
45–64 years71 (31.6%)
65+ years53 (23.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (46.6%) Mortgaged (37.0%) Rented (16.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis19 (8.4%)
Asthma11 (4.9%)
Heart Disease9 (4.0%)
Lung Condition9 (4.0%)
Diabetes6 (2.7%)
Cancer6 (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 vehicle19 (23.2%)
2 vehicles34 (41.5%)
3+ vehicles29 (35.4%)

Schools in Dungay

Dungay Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 980 · 74 students

Suburbs Near Dungay

Same Postcode (2484)

More Dungay 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.