Bocoble, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

12/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Bocoble is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 900, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Bocoble at a glance

Population (2021): 132
Median age: 51
Median weekly household income: $1,359
SEIFA score: 900
Coordinates: -32.8035, 149.7331

Bocoble demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Bocoble using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 30%, 8% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	24	17%
Youth (15–24)	9	6%
Young adults (25–44)	27	19%
Mid-life (45–64)	42	30%
Seniors (65+)	37	27%

Share of the 139 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	26	52%
Owned with a mortgage	20	40%
Rented	4	8%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	50	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 50 occupied private dwellings in Bocoble.

Median weekly rent: $335
Median monthly mortgage: $1,244
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,428
Median weekly personal income: $521

Community and culture

Born overseas: 8 (6%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 3 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 35 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 43.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%
Employed full-time: 28
Employed part-time: 13

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Bocoble

Where is Bocoble?

Bocoble is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Bocoble?

At the 2021 Census, Bocoble had a population of about 132.

Is Bocoble an advantaged area?

Bocoble has an ABS SEIFA score of 900, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.