Murrumbo Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Above NSW income
2849
Postcode for Murrumbo, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 187 km from Sydney · Pop. 4
4
Population
34
Median Age
$2,250
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
120.0
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 Murrumbo ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

How Murrumbo Compares

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

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

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

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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45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Murrumbo

Upper Bylong 10.0 km Kerrabee 10.3 km Bylong 11.4 km Coggan 13.7 km Widden 14.8 km Lee Creek 15.8 km Budden 18.2 km Baerami Creek 21.2 km Barigan 24.7 km Baerami 24.7 km Wollar 27.5 km Tichular 27.9 km

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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.