Mount Hope Postcode

New South Wales

Remote

2877

Postcode for Mount Hope, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 508 km from Sydney · Pop. 16

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

3/10

SEIFA Advantage

3248.4

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

How Mount Hope Compares

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

Metric	Mount Hope	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Median age	30	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	3/10 -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 Hope is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2877. It lies roughly 508 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Cobar.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Hope has a population of 16 with a median age of 30. The median weekly household income is $900, below the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (18.8% of residents).

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Mount Hope scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

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

Mount Hope Details

Postcode	2877
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	16
Median Age	30 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$537/week
Average Household Size	3 persons
Area	3248.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	112.5%
Indigenous Population	3 (18.8%)
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	3/10 (below average)
Latitude	-32.8312105
Longitude	145.8819289
Distance from Sydney	508 km
Region (SA4)	Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)	Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
Local Government	Cobar
Federal Electorate	Parkes

Age Profile

31.2%

56.2%

37.5%

0–14 (31.2%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (56.2%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (37.5%)

Show counts

0–14 years	5 (31.2%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	9 (56.2%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	6 (37.5%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	3 (37.5%)
3+ vehicles	5 (62.5%)

Suburbs Near Mount Hope

Gilgunnia 46.8 km Irymple 52.7 km Eremerang 53.5 km Euabalong West 54.1 km Wallanthery 57.6 km Murrin Bridge 61.8 km Euabalong 63.0 km Roto 68.9 km Lake Cargelligo 69.2 km Curlew Waters 70.3 km Lake Brewster 70.5 km Hillston 79.7 km

Same Postcode (2877)

Bobadah Boona Mount Condobolin Derriwong Eremerang Euabalong Euabalong West Kiacatoo Milby Mulguthrie

More Mount Hope Data

Cobar LGA 16 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 4,094 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Griffith (162.9 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Cobar 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.