Joes Box Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2469
Postcode for Joes Box, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 593 km from Sydney · Pop. 24
24
Population
46
Median Age
$725
Household Income/wk
$185
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
13.4
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 Joes Box ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Joes Box Compares

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

MetricJoes BoxNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $725 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $185 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,733 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 46 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 44.4% +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.

Joes Box is a locality 593 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2469. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Kyogle.

According to the 2021 Census, Joes Box has a population of 24 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $725, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 44.4%, higher than the NSW average.

Housing in Joes Box includes a median weekly rent of $185, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 14 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Rental properties account for 42.9% of dwellings.

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

Joes Box is part of the Richmond Valley - Hinterland statistical area in New South Wales.

Joes Box Details

Postcode2469
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)24
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$412/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$185
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area13.4 km²
Population Density2/km²
Total Dwellings14
Australian Citizens70.8%
Unemployment Rate44.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-28.6685253
Longitude152.5874043
Distance from Sydney593 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Richmond Valley - Hinterland
Local GovernmentKyogle
Federal ElectoratePage

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (16.7%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (37.5%) 65+ (29.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years4 (16.7%)
25–44 years6 (25.0%)
45–64 years9 (37.5%)
65+ years7 (29.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (28.6%) Mortgaged (28.6%) Rented (42.9%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle8 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Joes Box

Same Postcode (2469)

More Joes Box 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.