Mooneba Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2440
Postcode for Mooneba, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 343 km from Sydney · Pop. 71
71
Population
50
Median Age
$1,291
Household Income/wk
$350
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
9.3
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 Mooneba ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Mooneba Compares

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

MetricMoonebaNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,291 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $350 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,248 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
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.

Mooneba is a locality 343 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2440. It falls within the New England and North West region. The local government area is Kempsey.

According to the 2021 Census, Mooneba has a population of 71 with a median age of 50. The median weekly household income is $1,291, below the NSW average.

Housing in Mooneba includes a median weekly rent of $350, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,248, with 24 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 76.0% of housing.

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

Mooneba is part of the Armidale statistical area in New South Wales.

Mooneba Details

Postcode2440
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)71
Median Age50 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,291/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$703/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$350
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,248
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area9.3 km²
Population Density8/km²
Total Dwellings24
Australian Citizens95.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-31.0443177
Longitude152.6912422
Distance from Sydney343 km
Region (SA4)New England and North West
Area (SA3)Armidale
Local GovernmentKempsey
Federal ElectorateCowper

Age Profile

0–14 (22.5%) 15–24 (12.7%) 25–44 (14.1%) 45–64 (25.4%) 65+ (28.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years16 (22.5%)
15–24 years9 (12.7%)
25–44 years10 (14.1%)
45–64 years18 (25.4%)
65+ years20 (28.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.0%) Mortgaged (32.0%) Rented (24.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis6 (8.5%)
Asthma5 (7.0%)
Cancer3 (4.2%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle8 (30.8%)
2 vehicles15 (57.7%)
3+ vehicles3 (11.5%)

Suburbs Near Mooneba

Same Postcode (2440)

More Mooneba 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.