Lower Bago Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional

2730

Postcode for Lower Bago, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 352 km from Sydney · Pop. 5

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

11.7

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 Lower Bago ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

How Lower Bago Compares

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

Metric	Lower Bago	NSW avg	AU avg
Median age	50	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +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.

Lower Bago is a locality 352 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2730. It falls within the Riverina region. The local government area is Snowy Valleys.

According to the 2021 Census, Lower Bago has a population of 5 with a median age of 50.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Lower Bago scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Lower Bago is part of the Tumut - Tumbarumba statistical area in New South Wales.

Lower Bago Details

Postcode	2730
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	5
Median Age	50 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,124/week
Area	11.7 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	60.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-35.5613947
Longitude	147.9549883
Distance from Sydney	352 km
Region (SA4)	Riverina
Area (SA3)	Tumut - Tumbarumba
Local Government	Snowy Valleys
Federal Electorate	Eden-Monaro

Age Profile

60.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (60.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	3 (60.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Lower Bago

Yaven Creek 6.6 km Taradale 10.8 km Kunama 12.5 km Willigobung 13.1 km Laurel Hill 13.2 km Courabyra 17.2 km Batlow 18.3 km Oberne 19.6 km Sharps Creek 21.2 km Humula 21.3 km Westwood 21.8 km Oberne Creek 22.1 km

Same Postcode (2730)

Batlow Kunama

More Lower Bago 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.