Yantabulla Postcode

New South Wales

Very Remote
2840
Postcode for Yantabulla, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 775 km from Sydney · Pop. 22
22
Population
54
Median Age
$899
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
3468.6
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 Yantabulla ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

How Yantabulla Compares

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

MetricYantabullaNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $899 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Mortgage/month $1,250 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 54 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.

Yantabulla is a very remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2840. It lies roughly 775 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Bourke.

According to the 2021 Census, Yantabulla has a population of 22 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $899, below the NSW average.

Housing in Yantabulla includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,250, 9 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Yantabulla scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Yantabulla is part of the Broken Hill and Far West statistical area in New South Wales.

Yantabulla Details

Postcode2840
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)22
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$899/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,250
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area3468.6 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings9
Australian Citizens81.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-29.2897784
Longitude145.0415914
Distance from Sydney775 km
Region (SA4)Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)Broken Hill and Far West
Local GovernmentBourke
Federal ElectorateParkes

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (18.2%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (22.7%) 65+ (27.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years4 (18.2%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years5 (22.7%)
65+ years6 (27.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (58.3%) Mortgaged (41.7%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle5 (62.5%)
2 vehicles3 (37.5%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Yantabulla

Same Postcode (2840)

More Yantabulla 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.