New South Wales · Postcode 2484

Mount Warning postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 642 km from Sydney

Inner Regional
148
Population (2021)
$833
Household income/wk
$230
Median rent/wk
54
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Mount Warning at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2484 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
148 People Resident population, Census 2021
Tweed Council area 89 suburbs, 10 postcodes
54 Median age Years, Census 2021
$833/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$833/wk
57% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$230/wk
48% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
54 years
9.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Mount Warning ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Mount Warning vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricMount WarningNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $833 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $230 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $2,000 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 54 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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 Warning is a locality 642 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2484. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Tweed.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Warning has a population of 148 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $833, below the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (2.0% of residents).

Housing in Mount Warning includes a median weekly rent of $230, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,000, with 46 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 80.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Mount Warning scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Mount Warning is part of the Tweed Valley statistical area in New South Wales.

Mount Warning details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2484
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)148
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$833/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$487/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$230
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,000
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area54.2 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings46
Australian Citizens61.5%
Indigenous Population3 (2.0%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-28.3872211
Longitude153.3187577
Distance from Sydney642 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Tweed Valley
Local GovernmentTweed
Federal ElectorateRichmond
State ElectorateTweed
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (16.2%) 15–24 (10.8%) 25–44 (10.1%) 45–64 (41.2%) 65+ (20.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years24 (16.2%)
15–24 years16 (10.8%)
25–44 years15 (10.1%)
45–64 years61 (41.2%)
65+ years31 (20.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (56.0%) Mortgaged (24.0%) Rented (20.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Mount Warning is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma10 (6.8%)
Heart Disease9 (6.1%)
Arthritis7 (4.7%)
Lung Condition4 (2.7%)
Diabetes3 (2.0%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (9.1%)
1 vehicle25 (56.8%)
2 vehicles8 (18.2%)
3+ vehicles7 (15.9%)

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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.