Weemelah Postcode

New South Wales

Remote
2406
Postcode for Weemelah, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 589 km from Sydney · Pop. 86
86
Population
38
Median Age
$1,156
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
8/10
SEIFA Advantage
579.3
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 Weemelah ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

How Weemelah Compares

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

MetricWeemelahNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,156 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Mortgage/month $2,700 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 38 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +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.

Weemelah is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2406. It lies roughly 589 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Moree Plains.

According to the 2021 Census, Weemelah has a population of 86 with a median age of 38. The median weekly household income is $1,156, below the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 5 (5.8% of residents).

Housing in Weemelah includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,700, 26 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 68.2% of housing.

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

Weemelah is part of the Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa statistical area in New South Wales.

Weemelah Details

Postcode2406
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)86
Median Age38 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,156/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$774/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,700
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area579.3 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings26
Australian Citizens79.1%
Indigenous Population5 (5.8%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-28.9041572
Longitude149.0408494
Distance from Sydney589 km
Region (SA4)Darling Downs - Maranoa
Area (SA3)Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa
Local GovernmentMoree Plains
Federal ElectorateParkes

Age Profile

0–14 (24.4%) 15–24 (10.5%) 25–44 (26.7%) 45–64 (34.9%) 65+ (10.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years21 (24.4%)
15–24 years9 (10.5%)
25–44 years23 (26.7%)
45–64 years30 (34.9%)
65+ years9 (10.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (68.2%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (31.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis8 (9.3%)
Diabetes7 (8.1%)
Asthma4 (4.7%)
Heart Disease4 (4.7%)
Cancer3 (3.5%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (16.7%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles11 (45.8%)
3+ vehicles9 (37.5%)

Suburbs Near Weemelah

Mungindi 0.0 km Boomi 55.6 km Collarenebri 59.4 km Garah 59.5 km Bullarah 66.8 km Ashley 87.2 km Mallowa 88.7 km Rowena 89.8 km Tikitere 91.6 km Tulloona 96.1 km Bulyeroi 98.5 km Moree 99.1 km

Same Postcode (2406)

Mungindi

More Weemelah Data

Moree Plains LGA 17 suburbs, 9 postcodes, 12,673 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Moree (100.0 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Moree Plains 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.