Mount Foster Postcode

New South Wales

Remote Above NSW income

2824

Postcode for Mount Foster, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 458 km from Sydney · Pop. 18

Population

Median Age

$3,124

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

135.4

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

How Mount Foster Compares

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

Metric	Mount Foster	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$3,124 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Median age	48	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.

Mount Foster is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2824. It lies roughly 458 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Warren.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Foster has a population of 18 with a median age of 48. The median weekly household income is $3,124, above the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (16.7% of residents).

Housing in Mount Foster includes a 5 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average.

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

Mount Foster is part of the Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble statistical area in New South Wales.

Mount Foster Details

Postcode	2824
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	18
Median Age	48 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$3,124/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,187/week
Average Household Size	3.4 persons
Area	135.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	5
Australian Citizens	88.9%
Indigenous Population	3 (16.7%)
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-31.1193441
Longitude	147.571579
Distance from Sydney	458 km
Region (SA4)	Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)	Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
Local Government	Warren
Federal Electorate	Parkes

Age Profile

55.6%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (55.6%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	10 (55.6%)
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.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma

5 (27.8%)

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

Suburbs Near Mount Foster

Mount Harris 12.3 km Quambone 32.7 km Murrawombie 33.8 km Eenaweena 40.1 km Canonba 43.0 km Mumblebone Plain 43.7 km Girilambone 46.8 km Macquarie Marshes 47.4 km Bullagreen 48.9 km Marthaguy 49.0 km Bourbah 57.9 km Mullengudgery 58.5 km

Same Postcode (2824)

Beemunnel Bullagreen Eenaweena Marthaguy Mount Harris Mumblebone Plain Pigeonbah Pine Clump Ravenswood Snakes Plain Tenandra Warren

More Mount Foster Data

Warren LGA 22 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 2,602 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Dubbo (158.1 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Warren LGA

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.