Median house price
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NSW · Moree Plains Council
Boggabilla, 2409
Population
1,022
Growth (1 yr)
-0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
-4.0%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,105/wk
Employment rate
29.2%
Languages at home
3.4%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Boggabilla offers a slower smaller community life in Moree Plains Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Buses are a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.
Reported crime has been rising recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment the main drag compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Boggabilla snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (Census)
1,022
-0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
19.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#160
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
100th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
6th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
1st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 20.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6696th in Australia
- State rank
- 2108th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #160 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #1026 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Population growth
-0.2% annual · -4.0% over 5 years · 6th percentile in NSW
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,022
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $1,105
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 57 of 296
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 29.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 216 / 0 / 10 (+ 3 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian 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 Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 400
- Against the person
- 81
- Against property
- 142
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 978
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 13 residents
- State safety percentile
- 99.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +17.3%
Most common offence types
- Arson41
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order47
- Breach Bail Conditions52
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment42
- Malicious Damage To Property53
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW 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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 647.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 1th
School list
- Boggabilla Central SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 670 · 1th percentile · LBOTE 78% · 79 students · Top SEA quarter 0%View on My School →
- Toomelah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 625 · 0th percentile · LBOTE 100% · 41 students · Top SEA quarter 0%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
121 public transport stops in this suburb
- Boggabilla General Store, Merriwa St
- Carrigan Rd Opp Avymore Property
- Carrigan Rd Opp Dolgelly Rd
- Merriwa St Opp Boggabilla General Store
- North Star Rest Area, Newell Hwy
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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Boggabilla ParkPark
- Boobera LagoonPark
- Leonard Victor Waters ParkPark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Goondiwindi Hospital (20.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Boggabilla Community Health CentreNurse
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 7
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 17.1
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 34° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 233 mm · ~29 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 133 mm · ~17 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 107 mm · ~13 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 147 mm · ~18 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 4 proposals
July 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4500 NEWELL HIGHWAY BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
May 2026
- Industrial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; General industryKENTUCKY LANE BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
March 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (solar and wind)287 KENTUCKY LANE BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation65 YEOMAN STREET BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
2025· 2 proposals
June 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Transport depot90 SIMPSON STREET BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision22742 BRUXNER WAY BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
2024· 4 proposals
September 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Access ramp; Supporting DevelopmentTUCKA TUCKA ROAD BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
July 2024
- Subdivision478 CARRIGAN ROAD BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
May 2024
- Subdivision478 CARRIGAN ROAD BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure108 CARRIGAN ROAD BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
2023· 4 proposals
December 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications facility123B MERRIWA STREET BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
October 2023
- Subdivision478 CARRIGAN ROAD BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure152 KENTUCKY LANE BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling11/i/DP2314Determined
2022· 8 proposals
November 2022
- Dwelling38 BROWN STREET BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
October 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Farm buildings442 Toenda Bus Road BoggabillaDetermined
September 2022
- Multi-dwelling housing116 SIMPSON STREET BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
August 2022
- Dwelling152 MERRIWA STREET BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
July 2022
- Dual occupancy38 Brown Street, BoggabillaDetermined
March 2022
- Dual occupancy40 Brown Street, BoggabillaDetermined
- Subdivision of landKENTUCKY LANE BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
- OtherKENTUCKY LANE BOGGABILLA 2409Determined
2021· 1 proposal
June 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces27 River Road, BOGGABILLA, 2409Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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 overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Parkes
- Member of Parliament
- Jamie CHAFFEY (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,841
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 119.6 km away).
Coalition 55.0%Labor 45.0%
8.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BoggabillaLabor 53.9% · Coalition 46.1% TPP (2025)20.4 km away
- BoomiLabor 9.1% · Coalition 90.9% TPP (2025)58.9 km away
- AshleyLabor 23.6% · Coalition 76.4% TPP (2025)76.9 km away
- PallamallawaLabor 23.7% · Coalition 76.3% TPP (2025)85.3 km away
- MoreeLabor 33.8% · Coalition 66.2% TPP (2025)90.5 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Moree Plains Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.