NSW · Yass Valley Council
Bookham, NSW, 2582
Suburb snapshot
Bookham is a small locality in the Yass Valley area, home to around 127 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 762 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025, roughly 6000.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $580, 8 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 127
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 25%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 60
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,287
- Employment rate
- 69.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
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)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 44
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)
- 762
- Against the person
- 157
- Against property
- 227
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6,000
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 63.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -0.4%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault49
- Fraud53
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment46
- Malicious Damage To Property54
- Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabis89
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
Public transport
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- 28626 Hume Hwy
- Bookham Rest Area, Hume Hwy
- Bookham Rest Area, Hume Hwy
- Burrinjuck Rd At Sutton Grange Rd
- Burrinjuck Rd At Sutton Grange Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure336 childowla road bookham 59/DP753629Additional Information Requested
2025· 3 proposals
November 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Supporting Development1170 BURRINJUCK ROAD BOOKHAM 2582Determined
June 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Supporting Development1170 BURRINJUCK ROAD BOOKHAM 2582Determined
May 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling600 CHILDOWLA ROAD BOOKHAM 2582Determined
2024· 1 proposal
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development793 CHILDOWLA ROAD BOOKHAM 2582Determined
2022· 1 proposal
December 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development41 DRUMMOND STREET BOOKHAM 2582Determined
2021· 1 proposal
June 2021
- Dwelling29266 Hume Highway, BookhamDetermined
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Nanangroe ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
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)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Recent changes
- 28626 Hume Hwytransport
- Bookham Rest Area, Hume Hwytransport
- Bookham Rest Area, Hume Hwytransport
- Burrinjuck Rd At Sutton Grange Rdtransport
- Burrinjuck Rd At Sutton Grange Rdtransport
- Nanangroe Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning41 DRUMMOND STREET BOOKHAM 2582Lodged 22 Dec 2022 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning29266 Hume Highway, BookhamLodged 10 Jun 2021 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning336 childowla road bookham 59/DP753629Lodged 08 May 2026 · Additional Information Requested
- Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwellingplanning600 CHILDOWLA ROAD BOOKHAM 2582Lodged 07 May 2025 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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