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Bombira, 2850

Est. population · Jun 2025

735

Growth (1 yr)

+1.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.8%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,903/wk

Employment rate

67.6%

University qualified

31.1%

Work from home

15.4%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$755,000

Languages at home

1.1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

41.2/100
Average

1390th in NSW

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Country town
What Bombira is known for: Country town

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Suburb profile

Bombira is a regional town in New South Wales, in Mid-Western Regional Council. It is close to the Cudgegong River.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked regional towns, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 77% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are more mapped flood cover and higher rents, with median rents 13% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising socio-economic advantage and daily services over lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in New South Wales (192)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative weakness
  • Rents run above those in comparable places

What stands out

  • Cudgegong River

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Bombira compares

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

Median house price

$755k

+9.4% change

Median rent

$620/wk

Houses $630 · Units $420

Population (ERP)

735

+1.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.1%

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

#135

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

46th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

73rd

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

7%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

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

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
41.2/100 — Average
National rank
4087th in Australia
State rank
1390th in NSW
Peer rank
#135 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#545 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$420
Houses (January to March 2026)
$630
All types (January to March 2026)
$620
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
210
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$755,000
Median price change
+9.4%

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

735(June 2025)

+1.2% annual · +2.8% over 5 years · 73th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+2.8%
Change in 1 year
+9
Change in 5 years
+20
Growth rank in NSW
73th 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 (~800), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
504
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,903
Dwelling vacancy
5.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 177
Median monthly mortgage
$2,644
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$380
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
40.9% / 52.2% / 6.9%
Employment rate
67.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
15.4% / 0% / 70.5%
Walked or cycled to work
3.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
157 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

31.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 20.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified31.1% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified14.1% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational20.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below34.3% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce22.8%
  • Health15.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.3%
  • Society and culture13.1%
  • Education12%
  • Architecture and building10.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,054

54th percentile in NSW · -3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,709

53rd percentile in NSW · -2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

61st percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$76,285

58th percentile in NSW · +20% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

64th percentile in NSW · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2850 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
11,620
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,691
Median net rent
$289
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,229
Taxable income vs state median
+2%
Salary / wages vs state median
+2%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
+8%
Business income vs state median
+10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

1.1% speak a language other than English at home; 7.6% born overseas

Language at home
468 English only · 5 other
Non-English at home
1.1%
Born overseas
36 (7.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
12 (2.4%)
Australian citizens
482

Religion

69.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 69.6%, while 24% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion24%32.8%
Christianity69.6%47.6%
Other / not stated6.3%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic37.7%22.4%
Anglican22.6%11.9%
Uniting Church4.2%2.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed3%1.9%
Christian (not further defined)2%2.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2850, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
47
Against the person
16
Against property
15
Rate per 1,000 residents
63.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 32 residents
State crime-rate percentile
46.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+2.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
2
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
2.72

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order4
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault3
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment6
  • Malicious Damage To Property5
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Mudgee HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mudgee PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

28 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 12 Butler Cir
  • 22 Robert Hoddle Gr
  • 67 Craigmoor Rd
  • Moggs Lane At Bombira Av
  • TAFE Western, Ulan Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

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

23 mapped amenities

1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 28 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Public toilets
  • Mudgee RacecourseSports centre
Transport(1)

1 bus stops

Other(9)
  • ThriftyCar Rental
  • Mudgee TAFE College Ulan Road CampusCollege
  • Airborne AvionicsElectronics

    1 Goodger Place

  • Garden
  • Parking (10)
  • Picnic Table (3)
  • Track
  • The Cellar by GilbertWine

    137 Ulan Road

  • The Small Winemaker CentreWine

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
30°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Mudgee District Hospital (3.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
24
Participants per 1,000 residents
32.7

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
30° / 16°
Rainfall
230 mm · ~29 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
150 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 3°
Rainfall
122 mm · ~15 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
24° / 9°
Rainfall
168 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

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· 19 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    7 EDWARDS CLOSE BOMBIRA 2850Under Assessment
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    57 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Under Assessment

  • August 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    27 WURTH DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Demolition; Shed
    106 Ulan Road Bombira NSW 2850Determined
  • Subdivision
    66 EDGELL LANE BOMBIRA 2850Under Assessment
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    31 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • May 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Heliport
    347 ULAN ROAD BOMBIRA 2850Additional Information Requested
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    7 PAGE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • April 2026

  • Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Dual occupancy (detached)
    43 LECONFIELD DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport
    265 PUTTA BUCCA ROAD BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • March 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    12 MOGGS LANE BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • February 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    28 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    53 ROBERT HODDLE GROVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Temporary building, structure or use; Recreation facility (outdoor)
    267 ULAN ROAD BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    63 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    23 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    65 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • January 2026

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development
    12 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    6 CHAPMAN STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
2025· 27 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    51 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • November 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    8 WURTH DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • October 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    13 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    9 PAGE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    63 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    91 HENRY LAWSON DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Withdrawn
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    48 WURTH DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    17 HARVEY STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • August 2025

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    55 HENRY LAWSON DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • July 2025

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    7 NELTHORPE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    57 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    10 PAGE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    14 PAGE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • May 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    61 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    11 CHAPMAN STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    10 HARVEY STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    12 PAGE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    25 HARVEY STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    26 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    40 WURTH DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    6 NELTHORPE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Advertising and signage; Function centre
    267 ULAN ROAD BOMBIRA 2850Under Assessment
  • Temporary building, structure or use; Function centre
    267 ULAN ROAD BOMBIRA 2850Under Assessment

  • March 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    41 ROBERT HODDLE GROVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    7 PAGE STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • February 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    7 WURTH DRIVE BOMBIRA 2850Determined

  • January 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    28 WEBSTER STREET BOMBIRA 2850Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
16.1% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State 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 49.8 km away).

Coalition 60.6%Labor 39.4%

1.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MudgeeLabor 39.1% · Coalition 60.9% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • Mudgee CentralLabor 41.1% · Coalition 58.9% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • Mudgee SouthLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)4.3 km away
  • GulgongLabor 37.2% · Coalition 62.8% TPP (2025)24.4 km away
  • HargravesLabor 37.2% · Coalition 62.8% TPP (2025)27.0 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Mid-Western Regional Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.