NSW · Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Bombala, NSW, 2632
Desirability index
#714 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Bombala is a small locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional area, home to around 1,372 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 96 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+26%), roughly 70.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $380, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,372
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,277
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 87 of 644
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 54.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 44 / 18 / 5
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $380
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 96
- Against the person
- 30
- Against property
- 33
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 70
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 46 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +26.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order7
- Malicious Damage To Property7
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault6
- Other Theft8
- Sexual Assault6
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 946
- Bombala High SchoolSecondary
- Bombala Public SchoolPrimary
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
139 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bombala High School, Bright St
- Bombala High School, Bright St
- Bombala Post Office, Maybe St
- St Josephs Primary School, Queen St
- St Josephs Primary School, Queen St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksMonaro Highway, Crankies Plain Rd14 Jun 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
64 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
June 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home110 PIPE CLAY SPRINGS ROAD BOMBALA 2632Determined
May 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structureCRANKIES PLAIN ROAD BOMBALA 2632Determined
March 2026
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure; Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structuresRIFLE RANGE ROAD BOMBALA 2632Determined
2025· 13 proposals
December 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space21-25 IRIS STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space2 WELLINGTON STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
September 2025
- Subdivision50 ROSEMEATH ROAD BOMBALA 2632Withdrawn
- Subdivision60 CARDWELL STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureJOSEPH STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space51 HIGH STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool78 CAVEAT STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
April 2025
- Subdivision170 MAYBE STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure248 GUNNINGRACH ROAD BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Subdivision60 CARDWELL STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
February 2025
- Signage; Advertising and signage12-26 BRIGHT STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
January 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space2 WELLINGTON STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure123 WELLINGTON STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
2024· 8 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationMCKEACHIE STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
October 2024
- Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure; Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures; Carport; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support47-49 CHUSAN STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureJOSEPH STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
August 2024
- Business premises; Commercial development; Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure72 FORBES STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care8314/-/1273495Determined
March 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space50 WELLINGTON STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Depot52 ROSEMEATH ROAD BOMBALA 2632Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureBURNIMA ROAD BOMBALA 2632Determined
2023· 16 proposals
November 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Shop; Neighbourhood shop99 MAYBE STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
September 2023
- Educational establishment; Advertising and signage; Information and education facility12-26 BRIGHT STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Other45 BUCKY SPRINGS ROAD BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Multi-dwelling housing47-49 CHUSAN STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
July 2023
- Retaining walls, protection of trees; Other; Independent living units41-47 CARDWELL STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Recreational UsesTherry St, Bombala, NSW 2632Determined
June 2023
- Multi-dwelling housing6 Iris St. Bombala NSW 2632Withdrawn
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces199 MAYBE STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
May 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces2-8 DICKINSON STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Dwelling19 MAYBE STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
March 2023
- Recreational Uses56 WELLINGTON STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Dwelling337 Bucky Springs Road Bombala NSW 2632Determined
- Retail premises99 MAYBE STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Garages, carports and car parking spaces24 MANNING STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
February 2023
- Shed48 Maybe Street Bombala NSW 2632Determined
- Shed66 FORBES STREET BOMBALA 2632Determined
2022· 17 proposals
17 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- H M Joseph ReservePark
- Railway ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Bombala Multi-Purpose ServiceWellington Streethospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Bombala Railway Station and yard groupGoulburn-Bombala railwaySHR
- Crankies Plain BridgeMain Road 91 BombalaSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 24.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #714 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bombala High School, Bright Sttransport
- Bombala High School, Bright Sttransport
- Bombala Post Office, Maybe Sttransport
- St Josephs Primary School, Queen Sttransport
- St Josephs Primary School, Queen Sttransport
- Bombala Railway Station and yard groupheritageGoulburn-Bombala railwaySHR
- Crankies Plain BridgeheritageMain Road 91 BombalaSHR
- Bombala Multi-Purpose ServicehealthWellington Streethospital
- H M Joseph Reservegovernmentpark
- Railway Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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