New South Wales · Postcode 2486

Upper Duroby postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 660 km from Sydney

Inner Regional
118
Population (2021)
$1,375
Household income/wk
$725
Median rent/wk
54
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Upper Duroby 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

2486 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
118 People Resident population, Census 2021
Tweed Council area 89 suburbs, 10 postcodes
54 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,375/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$1,375/wk
29% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$725/wk
63% above 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
7.4%
2.4 pts above 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 Upper Duroby ranks: rents are among the top 10% in NSW.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricUpper DurobyNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,375 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $725 +NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $936 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 54 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 7.4% +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.

Upper Duroby is a locality 660 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2486. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Tweed.

According to the 2021 Census, Upper Duroby has a population of 118 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 7.4%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 3 (2.5% of residents).

Housing in Upper Duroby includes a median weekly rent of $725, median monthly mortgage repayment of $936, with 43 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.5% of housing.

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

Upper Duroby is part of the Tweed Valley statistical area in New South Wales.

Upper Duroby details

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

Postcode2486
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)118
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$599/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$725
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$936
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area5.6 km²
Population Density21/km²
Total Dwellings43
Australian Citizens87.3%
Indigenous Population3 (2.5%)
Unemployment Rate7.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-28.2514205
Longitude153.4360653
Distance from Sydney660 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 (12.7%) 15–24 (11.0%) 25–44 (11.0%) 45–64 (39.8%) 65+ (29.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years15 (12.7%)
15–24 years13 (11.0%)
25–44 years13 (11.0%)
45–64 years47 (39.8%)
65+ years35 (29.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (40.5%) Rented (9.5%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Upper Duroby 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)

Arthritis11 (9.3%)
Cancer7 (5.9%)
Asthma6 (5.1%)
Heart Disease6 (5.1%)
Diabetes5 (4.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle9 (20.9%)
2 vehicles20 (46.5%)
3+ vehicles14 (32.6%)

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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.