Suburb in Moree Plains

Boggabilla, NSW

Boggabilla had a population of 1,022 at the 2021 Census (+3.2% since 2016). Median age 36.1. Median weekly household income $1,110. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boggabilla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In New England and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boggabilla's population grew by 3.2% to 1,022, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 36.1, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 13.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.7%.

49.8% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 31.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 238 households.

The median household earns $1,110 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $169 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $425 a month.

3.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 40.0% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boggabilla beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureBoggabillaNSWAustralia
Population1,0228,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age36.138.438.2
Households2382,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments4.3%21.8%14.3%
Renting49.8%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright31.9%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,110$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$169$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$425$2,142$1,866
Born overseas3.9%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion40.0%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,1002011
  2. 9902016
  3. 1,0222021

Age

Median age 36.1, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Boggabilla New South Wales
Share of people by age, Boggabilla and New South Wales
0–913.3%
10–1918.1%
20–2912.0%
30–399.9%
40–4912.1%
50–5915.0%
60–6911.1%
70–796.8%
80+1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boggabilla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal55.3%
  2. Australian26.1%
  3. English26.0%
  4. Irish7.5%
  5. Scottish6.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.8%
  2. German0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England0.8%
  2. the United States0.7%
  3. New Zealand0.6%
  4. the Philippines0.4%
  5. Scotland0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Boggabilla

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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