Bourbah Postcode

New South Wales

Remote Top 10% SEIFA

2828

Postcode for Bourbah, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 409 km from Sydney · Pop. 42

Population

Median Age

$1,375

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

10/10

SEIFA Advantage

436.7

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 Bourbah ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bourbah Compares

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

Metric	Bourbah	NSW avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,375 -NSW	$1,931	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$2,667 +NSW	$2,247	$1,958
Median age	35	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	10/10 +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.

Bourbah is a remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2828. It lies roughly 409 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Coonamble.

According to the 2021 Census, Bourbah has a population of 42 with a median age of 35. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the NSW average.

Housing in Bourbah includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,667, 10 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

Bourbah is part of the Dubbo statistical area in New South Wales.

Bourbah Details

Postcode	2828
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	42
Median Age	35 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$774/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,667
Average Household Size	2.9 persons
Area	436.7 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	10
Australian Citizens	78.6%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	10/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-31.2311357
Longitude	148.165964
Distance from Sydney	409 km
Region (SA4)	Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)	Dubbo
Local Government	Coonamble
Federal Electorate	Parkes

Age Profile

33.3%

14.3%

28.6%

23.8%

0–14 (33.3%) 15–24 (14.3%) 25–44 (28.6%) 45–64 (28.6%) 65+ (23.8%)

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0–14 years	14 (33.3%)
15–24 years	6 (14.3%)
25–44 years	12 (28.6%)
45–64 years	12 (28.6%)
65+ years	10 (23.8%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis

5 (11.9%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	4 (30.8%)
3+ vehicles	9 (69.2%)

Suburbs Near Bourbah

Bullagreen 15.7 km Tooloon 21.9 km Pine Clump 22.6 km Combara 23.9 km Gulargambone 30.8 km Merrigal 31.5 km Pigeonbah 35.3 km Marthaguy 36.8 km Coonamble 37.4 km Armatree 39.4 km Quambone 45.0 km Mount Harris 46.3 km

Same Postcode (2828)

Armatree Black Hollow Gulargambone Mount Tenandra Quanda Warrumbungle

More Bourbah Data

Coonamble LGA 21 suburbs, 3 postcodes, 3,711 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Dubbo (119.5 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Coonamble 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.