Mount Horeb Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional

2729

Postcode for Mount Horeb, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 327 km from Sydney · Pop. 22

Population

Median Age

$1,499

Household Income/wk

$650

Median Rent/wk

4/10

SEIFA Advantage

31.1

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 Horeb ranks: rents are among the top 10% in NSW.

How Mount Horeb Compares

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

Metric	Mount Horeb	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,499 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$650 +NSW	$445	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,680 -NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	40	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.

Mount Horeb is a locality 327 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2729. It falls within the Riverina region. The local government area is Snowy Valleys.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Horeb has a population of 22 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $1,499, below the NSW average.

Housing in Mount Horeb includes a median weekly rent of $650, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,680, with 12 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above 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, Mount Horeb scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Mount Horeb is part of the Wagga Wagga statistical area in New South Wales.

Mount Horeb Details

Postcode	2729
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	22
Median Age	40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,499/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$762/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$650
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,680
Average Household Size	2.1 persons
Area	31.1 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	12
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	4/10 (below average)
Latitude	-35.2080088
Longitude	148.0341042
Distance from Sydney	327 km
Region (SA4)	Riverina
Area (SA3)	Wagga Wagga
Local Government	Snowy Valleys
Federal Electorate	Eden-Monaro

Age Profile

13.6%

22.7%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (13.6%) 45–64 (22.7%) 65+ (22.7%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	3 (13.6%)
45–64 years	5 (22.7%)
65+ years	5 (22.7%)

Housing Tenure

50.0%

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (50.0%) 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 (42.9%)
2 vehicles	4 (57.1%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Mount Horeb

Grahamstown 5.8 km Tumblong 7.2 km Califat 7.3 km Sandy Gully 7.6 km Bangadang 8.1 km Willie Ploma 10.4 km Edwardstown 10.6 km Minjary 11.2 km The Grove 11.5 km Adelong 11.8 km Mount Adrah 13.1 km Gadara 13.8 km

Same Postcode (2729)

Adelong Bangadang Califat Cooleys Creek Darlow Grahamstown Mount Adrah Mundarlo Sandy Gully Sharps Creek The Grove Tumblong Westwood Wondalga Yaven Creek

More Mount Horeb 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.