NSW · Dubbo Regional Council

Bodangora, 2820

Est. population · Jun 2025

78

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.6%

Median age

52

Median income

$1,187/wk

Employment rate

60.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$370,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Bodangora is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

In Dubbo Regional Council, Bodangora keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.

Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.

Reported crime has been falling recently. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

At a glance

Bodangora snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$370k

+18% change

Median rent

$500/wk

Population (ERP)

78

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

33.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

89th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

75th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
64
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$370,000
Median price change
+17.5%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

78(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +2.6% over 5 years · 75th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+2.6%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+2
Growth rank in NSW
75th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~100), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
74
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,187
Dwelling vacancy
33.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
15 of 45
Median monthly mortgage
$542
Employment rate
60.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
27 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
10
Against the person
3
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
128.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 25 residents
State safety percentile
88.8th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-16.4%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order93
  • Breach Bail Conditions79
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault84
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment103
  • Malicious Damage To Property98

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

9 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 21 Gladstone Rd
  • Dick St After Church St
  • Dick St Before Church St
  • Goolma Rd At Gillinghall Rd
  • Goolma Rd Opp Gillinghall Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0)Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access9 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
14/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Other(1)
  • Parking

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Wellington Health Service (14.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.6

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 16°
Rainfall
208 mm · ~26 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 11°
Rainfall
154 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 3°
Rainfall
136 mm · ~17 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
166 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

9 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal
  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1460 DRIELL CREEK ROAD BODANGORA 2820Determined
2024· 2 proposals
  • July 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Emergency services facility
    45 AERODROME ROAD BODANGORA 2820Determined
  • February 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Emergency services facility
    45 AERODROME ROAD BODANGORA 2820Determined
2023· 3 proposals
  • December 2023

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing
    214 DICK STREET BODANGORA 2820Determined
  • July 2023

  • Subdivision of land
    49 Gillinghall Road, Wellington NSW 2820Determined
  • June 2023

  • Dwelling
    21 GLADSTONE ROAD BODANGORA 2820Determined
2022· 2 proposals
  • December 2022

  • Dwelling; Farm buildings
    21 GLADSTONE ROAD BODANGORA 2820Determined
  • June 2022

  • Shed
    45 AERODROME ROAD BODANGORA 2820Determined
2021· 1 proposal
  • July 2021

  • Other
    530 Driell Creek Road, Bodangora 2820Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Calare
Member of Parliament
Andrew GEE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
124,664
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 52.7 km away).

Coalition 64.5%Labor 35.5%

2.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Wellington EastLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)16.3 km away
  • WellingtonLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)17.6 km away
  • GeurieLabor 30.4% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)21.7 km away
  • MumbilLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)32.2 km away
  • Stuart TownLabor 38.3% · Coalition 61.7% TPP (2025)41.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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