New South Wales · Postcode 2486

Duroby postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 661 km from Sydney

Inner Regional
74
Population (2021)
$939
Household income/wk
$240
Median rent/wk
58
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Duroby at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2486 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
74 People Resident population, Census 2021
Tweed Council area 89 suburbs, 10 postcodes
58 Median age Years, Census 2021
$939/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$939/wk
51% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$240/wk
46% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
58 years
13.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Duroby ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Duroby vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricDurobyNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $939 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $240 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,284 ≈NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 58 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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.

Duroby is a locality 661 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2486. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Tweed.

According to the 2021 Census, Duroby has a population of 74 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $939, below the NSW average.

Housing in Duroby includes a median weekly rent of $240, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,284, with 31 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, Duroby scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

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

Duroby details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2486
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)74
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$939/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$695/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$240
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,284
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area2.6 km²
Population Density28/km²
Total Dwellings31
Australian Citizens82.4%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-28.2417438
Longitude153.4611331
Distance from Sydney661 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Tweed Valley
Local GovernmentTweed
Federal ElectorateRichmond
State ElectorateTweed
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (6.8%) 25–44 (21.6%) 45–64 (39.2%) 65+ (20.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years5 (6.8%)
25–44 years16 (21.6%)
45–64 years29 (39.2%)
65+ years15 (20.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (75.0%) Mortgaged (25.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Duroby is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis9 (12.2%)
Asthma5 (6.8%)
Heart Disease4 (5.4%)
Cancer4 (5.4%)

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 vehicle7 (20.0%)
2 vehicles11 (31.4%)
3+ vehicles17 (48.6%)

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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.