Koonyum Range Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional Above NSW income

2482

Postcode for Koonyum Range, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 629 km from Sydney · Pop. 17

Population

Median Age

$4,499

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

6/10

SEIFA Advantage

7.8

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 Koonyum Range ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

How Koonyum Range Compares

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

Metric	Koonyum Range	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$4,499 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,083 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	36	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	6/10 ≈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.

Koonyum Range is a locality 629 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2482. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Byron.

According to the 2021 Census, Koonyum Range has a population of 17 with a median age of 36. The median weekly household income is $4,499, above the NSW average.

Housing in Koonyum Range includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

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

Koonyum Range is part of the Richmond Valley - Coastal statistical area in New South Wales.

Koonyum Range Details

Postcode	2482
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	17
Median Age	36 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$4,499/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$399/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,083
Average Household Size	5.5 persons
Area	7.8 km²
Population Density	2/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	6/10 (average)
Latitude	-28.5387705
Longitude	153.4124746
Distance from Sydney	629 km
Region (SA4)	Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)	Richmond Valley - Coastal
Local Government	Byron
Federal Electorate	Richmond

Age Profile

17.6%

41.2%

23.5%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (17.6%) 25–44 (41.2%) 45–64 (23.5%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	3 (17.6%)
25–44 years	7 (41.2%)
45–64 years	4 (23.5%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Koonyum Range

Palmwoods 2.6 km Main Arm 3.0 km Upper Wilsons Creek 3.4 km Mullumbimby Creek 3.6 km Wilsons Creek 3.6 km Wanganui 4.3 km Huonbrook 4.8 km Upper Main Arm 5.8 km Upper Coopers Creek 7.0 km Montecollum 7.5 km Goonengerry 7.7 km Middle Pocket 7.9 km

Same Postcode (2482)

Goonengerry Huonbrook Main Arm Montecollum Mullumbimby Mullumbimby Creek Palmwoods Upper Main Arm Upper Wilsons Creek Wanganui Wilsons Creek

More Koonyum Range 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.