Woombah Postcode

New South Wales

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
2469
Postcode for Woombah, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 539 km from Sydney · Pop. 965
965
Population
56
Median Age
$953
Household Income/wk
$293
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
70.6
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 Woombah ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Woombah Compares

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

MetricWoombahNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $953 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $293 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,300 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 56 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 8.1% +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.

Woombah is a locality 539 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2469. It falls within the Richmond - Tweed region. The local government area is Clarence Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Woombah has a population of 965 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $953, below the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 8.1%, higher than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 33 (3.4% of residents).

Housing in Woombah includes a median weekly rent of $293, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 389 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Woombah scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Woombah is part of the Richmond Valley - Hinterland statistical area in New South Wales.

Woombah Details

Postcode2469
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)965
Median Age56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$953/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$494/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$293
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,300
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area70.6 km²
Population Density14/km²
Total Dwellings389
Australian Citizens89.7%
Indigenous Population33 (3.4%)
Unemployment Rate8.1%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-29.356111
Longitude153.276944
Distance from Sydney539 km
Region (SA4)Richmond - Tweed
Area (SA3)Richmond Valley - Hinterland
Local GovernmentClarence Valley
Federal ElectoratePage

Age Profile

0–14 (13.2%) 15–24 (7.6%) 25–44 (14.4%) 45–64 (29.9%) 65+ (34.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years127 (13.2%)
15–24 years73 (7.6%)
25–44 years139 (14.4%)
45–64 years289 (29.9%)
65+ years334 (34.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (59.1%) Mortgaged (28.5%) Rented (12.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis160 (16.6%)
Asthma76 (7.9%)
Heart Disease70 (7.3%)
Cancer47 (4.9%)
Diabetes45 (4.7%)
Lung Condition45 (4.7%)
Dementia7 (0.7%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle9 (2.4%)
1 vehicle128 (33.7%)
2 vehicles159 (41.8%)
3+ vehicles84 (22.1%)

Suburbs Near Woombah

Same Postcode (2469)

More Woombah Data

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.