Merricumbene Postcode

New South Wales

Inner Regional

2536

Postcode for Merricumbene, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 240 km from Sydney · Pop. 14

Population

Median Age

$1,062

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

4/10

SEIFA Advantage

27.7

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 Merricumbene ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

How Merricumbene Compares

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

Metric	Merricumbene	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,062 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$542 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	54	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	4/10 -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.

Merricumbene is a locality 240 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2536. It falls within the Capital Region region. The local government area is Eurobodalla.

According to the 2021 Census, Merricumbene has a population of 14 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,062, below the NSW average.

Housing in Merricumbene includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $542, 9 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, Merricumbene scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Merricumbene is part of the South Coast statistical area in New South Wales.

Merricumbene Details

Postcode	2536
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	14
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,062/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$933/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$542
Average Household Size	1.5 persons
Area	27.7 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	9
Australian Citizens	71.4%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	4/10 (below average)
Latitude	-35.7273
Longitude	149.874
Distance from Sydney	240 km
Region (SA4)	Capital Region
Area (SA3)	South Coast
Local Government	Eurobodalla
Federal Electorate	Gilmore

Age Profile

28.6%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (28.6%) 45–64 (28.6%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	4 (28.6%)
45–64 years	4 (28.6%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 4 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	3 (50.0%)
2 vehicles	3 (50.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Merricumbene

Neringla 5.4 km Araluen 13.0 km Araluen North 13.0 km Buckenbowra 14.0 km Deua River Valley 14.8 km Reidsdale 18.1 km Wyanbene 19.3 km Berlang 20.4 km Runnyford 20.8 km Majors Creek 21.2 km Krawarree 21.3 km Monga 21.3 km

Same Postcode (2536)

More Merricumbene 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.