Boolcarroll Postcode

New South Wales

Remote Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income

2388

Postcode for Boolcarroll, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 453 km from Sydney · Pop. 25

Population

Median Age

$3,249

Household Income/wk

$175

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

141.7

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Boolcarroll ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Boolcarroll Compares

Boolcarroll vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Boolcarroll	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$3,249 +NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Rent/wk	$175 -NSW	$445	$390
Median age	29	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +NSW	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -NSW	5.0%	5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Boolcarroll is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2388. It lies roughly 453 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Narrabri.

According to the 2021 Census, Boolcarroll has a population of 25 with a median age of 29. The median weekly household income is $3,249, above the NSW average.

Housing in Boolcarroll includes a median weekly rent of $175, 8 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Rental properties account for 42.9% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Boolcarroll scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Boolcarroll is part of the Moree - Narrabri statistical area in New South Wales.

Boolcarroll Details

Postcode	2388
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	25
Median Age	29 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$3,249/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,624/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$175
Average Household Size	2.4 persons
Area	141.7 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	80.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-30.0799987
Longitude	149.4400707
Distance from Sydney	453 km
Region (SA4)	New England and North West
Area (SA3)	Moree - Narrabri
Local Government	Narrabri
Federal Electorate	Parkes

Age Profile

24.0%

40.0%

12.0%

0–14 (24.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (40.0%) 45–64 (12.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	6 (24.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	10 (40.0%)
45–64 years	3 (12.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

57.1%

42.9%

Owned outright (57.1%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (42.9%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	6 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Boolcarroll

Spring Plains 10.1 km Merah North 14.4 km Wee Waa 16.3 km Thalaba 20.7 km Jews Lagoon 30.1 km Edgeroi 34.0 km Yarrie Lake 34.2 km Nowley 35.5 km Millie 38.6 km Bellata 39.0 km Bohena Creek 40.0 km Cuttabri 41.5 km

Same Postcode (2388)

Cuttabri Jews Lagoon Merah North Pilliga Spring Plains The Pilliga Wee Waa Yarrie Lake

More Boolcarroll Data

Narrabri LGA 32 suburbs, 10 postcodes, 12,648 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Narrabri (42.2 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Narrabri LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.