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North Bourke, 2840

Est. population · Jun 2025

202

Growth (1 yr)

-2.4%

Growth (5 yr)

-7.8%

Median age

42

Median income

$1,781/wk

Employment rate

73%

University qualified

18.1%

Work from home

18.6%

Languages at home

2.9%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.3/100
Average

1477th in NSW

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Remote
What North Bourke is known for: Agricultural, Holiday parks, Remote

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Suburb profile

North Bourke is a remote locality in New South Wales, in Bourke Council.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for remote localities. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places, with median rents 8% below the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places. Population growth is a relative weakness.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and local amenities over population growth.

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

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in New South Wales (181)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How North Bourke compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$300/wk

Population (ERP)

202

-2.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

22.1%

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

#75

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

100th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

1st

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

35%

2021 Census tenure

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

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
40.3/100 — Average
National rank
4334th in Australia
State rank
1477th in NSW
Peer rank
#75 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#602 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (January to March 2026)
$300

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

202(June 2025)

-2.4% annual · -7.8% over 5 years · 1th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-2.4%
5-year growth
-7.8%
Change in 1 year
-5
Change in 5 years
-17
Growth rank in NSW
1th 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 (~200), extrapolated at -2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
200
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$1,781
Dwelling vacancy
22.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
23 of 104
Median monthly mortgage
$880
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
40.6% / 24.6% / 34.8%
Employment rate
73%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
18.6% / 0% / 65.3%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
76 / 0 / 0 (+ 5 other)

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

18.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 18.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified18.1% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified5.4% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational18.1% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below58.4% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies19.4%
  • Management and commerce19.4%
  • Health17.7%
  • Education16.1%
  • Agriculture and environment12.9%
  • Society and culture9.7%
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)
$53,992

42nd percentile in NSW · -8% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,902

45th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

44th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$31,124

7th percentile in NSW · -51% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

73rd percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2840 — 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
1,442
Taxpayers reporting net rent
181
Median net rent
-$414
Taxpayers reporting business income
166
Taxable income vs state median
-4%
Salary / wages vs state median
-3%
Rental investment vs state median
-7%
Super vs state median
-56%
Business income vs state median
+20%

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

Seasonal & agricultural work

19.5% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
19.5%

72nd percentile in NSW · +748% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
23
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2840

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers18

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2840 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Far West and Orana (SA4 105), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,398
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214774
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415259
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212236
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211138
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419111
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841655
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841244
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Far West and Orana is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 118 · AFF share +875% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

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

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

2.9% speak a language other than English at home; 5.8% born overseas

Language at home
170 English only · 5 other
Non-English at home
2.9%
Born overseas
10 (5.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
21 (10.5%)
Australian citizens
168

Religion

64%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 64%, while 22.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion22.5%32.8%
Christianity64%47.6%
Other / not stated13.5%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic27%22.4%
Anglican23.5%11.9%

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 2840, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
101
Against the person
29
Against property
30
Rate per 1,000 residents
500
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 7 residents
State crime-rate percentile
99.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-22.7%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
6
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
29.7

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order9
  • Breach Bail Conditions16
  • Break And Enter Dwelling8
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault10
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment11

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
  • Bourke HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bourke PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Brewarrina CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Enngonia PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Goodooga CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Weilmoringle 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

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Darling St After Mitchell Hwy
  • Darling St Before Mitchell Hwy
  • Namoi St Before Narran St
  • Pera Bore, Wanaaring Rd
  • Polygonum Swamp Rd Turnaround

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

4 mapped amenities

3 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
18/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
5
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Bourke - North BourkeCycling route
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • Enngonia South Rest AreaCampground
  • Kidman's CampCampground
  • May's BendCampground

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • North Bourke Bridge ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
35°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
Bourke Multi-Purpose Service (40.6 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)
7
Participants per 1,000 residents
34.7

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
35° / 21°
Rainfall
112 mm · ~14 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 14°
Rainfall
81 mm · ~10 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
19° / 6°
Rainfall
74 mm · ~9 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
28° / 13°
Rainfall
71 mm · ~9 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· 4 proposals

  • August 2026

  • Subdivision
    90 DOWLING TRACK NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    17 MACQUARIE STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined

  • May 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing
    7 CULGOA STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined

  • March 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation
    14 MACQUARIE STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
2025· 3 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Subdivision
    15 MACQUARIE STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined

  • September 2025

  • Subdivision
    90 DOWLING TRACK NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined

  • May 2025

  • Subdivision
    15 MACQUARIE STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
2024· 3 proposals

  • April 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Supporting Development
    62-64 DARLING STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies
    12-14 NAMOI STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined

  • February 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    3 CULGOA STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
2023· 1 proposal

  • August 2023

  • Telecommunications and communication facilities
    87 SID COLEMAN DRIVE NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
2022· 3 proposals

  • April 2022

  • Shed
    DARLING STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined

  • March 2022

  • Subdivision of land
    3-7 CULGOA STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
  • Dwelling
    17 MACQUARIE STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • September 2021

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    4 CASTLEREAGH STREET NORTH BOURKE 2840Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on 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
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 223.7 km away).

Coalition 53.3%Labor 46.7%

9.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +11.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BourkeLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)43.0 km away
  • BrewarrinaLabor 54.0% · Coalition 46.0% TPP (2025)70.7 km away
  • GoodoogaLabor 55.8% · Coalition 44.2% TPP (2025)143.8 km away
  • CumborahLabor 38.4% · Coalition 61.6% TPP (2025)155.2 km away
  • Lightning RidgeLabor 53.9% · Coalition 46.1% TPP (2025)179.3 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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Bourke Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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