New South Wales · Postcode 2787

Mount Werong postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 122 km from Sydney

Outer Regional
3
Population (2021)
61
Median age
8/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Mount Werong 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

2787 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
3 People Resident population, Census 2021
Oberon Council area 34 suburbs, 4 postcodes
61 Median age Years, Census 2021
Decile 8/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

SEIFA advantage
8/10
2.0 deciles above NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
61 years
16.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age

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

Where Mount Werong ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricMount WerongNSW avgAU avg
Median age 61 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10

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 Werong is a locality 122 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2787. It falls within the Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains region. The local government area is Oberon.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Werong has a population of 3 with a median age of 61.

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

Mount Werong is part of the Blue Mountains - South statistical area in New South Wales.

Mount Werong details

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

Postcode2787
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)3
Median Age61 years
Area207.8 km²
Population Density0/km²
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-34.0831398
Longitude149.9123544
Distance from Sydney122 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Area (SA3)Blue Mountains - South
Local GovernmentOberon
Federal ElectorateCalare
State ElectorateWollondilly
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
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25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Mount Werong is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
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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.