New South Wales · Postcode 2648

Rufus River postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 918 km from Sydney

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Rufus River at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Rufus River.

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2648 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Unincorporated NSW Council area 21 suburbs, 5 postcodes

Rufus River is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2648. It lies roughly 918 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated NSW.

Rufus River is part of the Lower Murray statistical area in New South Wales.

Rufus River details

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Postcode2648
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Latitude-34.0562651
Longitude141.2531944
Distance from Sydney918 km
Region (SA4)Murray
Area (SA3)Lower Murray
Local GovernmentUnincorporated NSW
Federal ElectorateFarrer
State ElectorateMurray
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Suburbs Near Rufus River

Cal Lal 13.9 km Rufus 14.2 km Pine Camp 43.0 km Anabranch South 55.1 km Palinyewah 58.7 km Pomona 58.7 km Curlwaa 65.9 km Wentworth 67.6 km Dareton 72.6 km Coomealla 73.7 km Ellerslie 75.4 km Boeill Creek 80.4 km

Same Postcode (2648)

Anabranch North Anabranch South Boeill Creek Cal Lal Curlwaa Ellerslie Moorara Mourquong Palinyewah Pan Ban Para Pine Camp Pomona Pooncarie Rufus Scotia Wentworth

More Rufus River Data

Unincorporated NSW LGA 21 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 837 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Renmark (48.3 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Unincorporated NSW LGA

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.