New South Wales · Postcode 2849

Murrumbo postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 187 km from Sydney

Outer Regional Above NSW income
4
Population (2021)
$2,250
Household income/wk
34
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Murrumbo 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

2849 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
4 People Resident population, Census 2021
Mid-Western Regional Council area 104 suburbs, 6 postcodes
34 Median age Years, Census 2021
$2,250/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 6/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$2,250/wk
17% above NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
6/10
matches NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
34 years
11.0 years younger 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 Murrumbo ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricMurrumboNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,250 +NSW $1,931 $1,836
Median age 34 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 ≈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.

Murrumbo is a locality 187 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2849. It falls within the Central West region. The local government area is Mid-Western Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Murrumbo has a population of 4 with a median age of 34. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the NSW average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Murrumbo scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Murrumbo is part of the Lithgow - Mudgee statistical area in New South Wales.

Murrumbo details

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

Postcode2849
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)4
Median Age34 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,124/week
Average Household Size4 persons
Area120.0 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens75.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-32.4020941
Longitude150.2373097
Distance from Sydney187 km
Region (SA4)Central West
Area (SA3)Lithgow - Mudgee
Local GovernmentMid-Western Regional
Federal ElectorateCalare
State ElectorateUpper Hunter
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

Murrumbo is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 6 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

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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.