Malabugilmah Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2460
Postcode for Malabugilmah, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 539 km from Sydney · Pop. 35
35
Population
50
Median Age
$725
Household Income/wk
$250
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
94.7
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 Malabugilmah 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 Malabugilmah Compares

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

MetricMalabugilmahNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $725 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $250 -NSW $445 $390
Median age 50 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -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.

Malabugilmah is a locality 539 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2460. It falls within the New England and North West region. The local government area is Clarence Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Malabugilmah has a population of 35 with a median age of 50. The median weekly household income is $725, below the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 27 (77.1% of residents).

Housing in Malabugilmah includes a median weekly rent of $250, 12 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

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

Malabugilmah is part of the Inverell - Tenterfield statistical area in New South Wales.

Malabugilmah Details

Postcode2460
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)35
Median Age50 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$381/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$250
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area94.7 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings12
Australian Citizens88.6%
Indigenous Population27 (77.1%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-29.1791342
Longitude152.6280699
Distance from Sydney539 km
Region (SA4)New England and North West
Area (SA3)Inverell - Tenterfield
Local GovernmentClarence Valley
Federal ElectoratePage

Age Profile

0–14 (17.1%) 15–24 (22.9%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (45.7%) 65+ (8.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years6 (17.1%)
15–24 years8 (22.9%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years16 (45.7%)
65+ years3 (8.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Malabugilmah

Same Postcode (2460)

More Malabugilmah 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.