Boggabri, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Boggabri is a small town in north-eastern New South Wales, on the Kamilaroi Highway between Gunnedah and Narrabri, where the Namoi River winds through the surrounding farmland. The name comes from the Gamilaraay language and is generally taken to mean 'having creeks' or 'place of creeks', a fitting description for the well-watered country around it. Proclaimed a town in 1862, Boggabri shifted to its present site after floods swept the original settlement away in the 1850s, and the railway arrived in 1882. Nearby natural landmarks include Dripping Rock, where water seeps down a tall sandstone wall, and Thunderbolts Cave, linked to the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt. Today it remains a quiet rural service centre for the district's grain and grazing properties.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Boggabri is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 881, 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.
Boggabri at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,203
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,506
- SEIFA score
- 881
- Coordinates
- -30.7071, 150.0141
Boggabri demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Boggabri 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 24%, 28% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 221 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 145 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 274 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 296 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 289 | 24% |
Share of the 1,225 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 163 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 107 | 24% |
| Rented | 124 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 417 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 15 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 436 occupied private dwellings in Boggabri.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,893
- Median weekly personal income
- $695
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 51 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 17 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 145 (12%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 266 (28%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Employed full-time
- 339
- Employed part-time
- 114
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 Boggabri
Where is Boggabri?
Boggabri is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Boggabri?
At the 2021 Census, Boggabri had a population of about 1,203.
Is Boggabri an advantaged area?
Boggabri has an ABS SEIFA score of 881, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.
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