Median price trend for houses
Based on 34 sales in the preceding 12 months
$440,000
Up 22.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $335k
- 3 bed
- $420k
- 4 bed
- $480k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Bombala
NSW 2632 · Snowy Monaro Regional
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $440,000
- Population
- 1,372
- Postcode
- 2632
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bombala, New South Wales
Property market insights for Bombala
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bombala NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$375 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bombala, NSW is currently $440,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bombala has a 12-month growth rate of 22.2% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $335,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $420,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $480,000 in Bombala.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bombala is $375 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bombala safe?
The overall rate for Bombala is 2,644 offences per 100,000 residents — 20% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Bombala.
Overall crime rate
2,644
offences per 100,000 residents
20% belowRest of NSW
BombalaRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Bombala?
Bombala NSW 2632 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
1,372 people call Bombala home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,277 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,372
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $215 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.3%Below
15–3419.2%Below
35–5422.3%Below
55–7428.9%Above
75 and over12.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.3%Above
Townhouses3.2%Below
Apartments0.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.0%Above
Paying a mortgage31.2%Below
Renting21.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.2%Above
One car35.6%In line
Two cars35.0%Below
Three or more23.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.8%Below
Drove to work71.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.8%Above
What stands out in Bombala
6.8% of workers in Bombala worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of NSW.
28.1% of people in Bombala described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bombala
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bombala NSW 2632.
Is Bombala family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.3% of Bombala's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
348 family households lived in Bombala; 33.0% were couple families and 15.8% were one-parent families.
33.6% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bombala?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bombala had 1,372 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
41.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bombala?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.3% of occupied private dwellings in Bombala.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bombala?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
31.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.8% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Bombala?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bombala had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 35.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 38.0%, while 15.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bombala?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
71.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bombala?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
One-car households formed 35.6% of the total.
58.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bombala, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
62.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.1% reported a different address.
7.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bombala?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.6% of residents used only English at home.
3.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bombala residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.7% of Bombala's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bombala?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.3% of ancestry responses in Bombala.
Australian ancestry made up 45.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bombala?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Managers accounted for 14.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 7.9% of workers, and education and training employed 7.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bombala?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.6%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
33.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bombala show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.0% reported asthma, 14.1% arthritis and 5.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bombala?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bombala?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,277 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $215 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bombala compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.8% in Bombala, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 47.0% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 21.8% in Bombala, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Bombala
Is Bombala expensive?
The median house price is $440,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bombala good for families?
The Census counted 348 local families, and 17.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Bombala?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $480,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Bombala
64 streets in Bombala
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aerodrome Rd
- Alma St
- Badgery St
- Black Lake Rd
- Bright St
- Brills Rd
- Bucky Springs Rd
- Burnima Rd
- Burton St
- Cambalong Rd
- Cardwell St
- Cathcart Rd
- Caveat St
- Chusan St
- Coolumbooka Rd
- Crankies Plain Rd
- Delegate Rd
- Dickinson St
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- Elton Rd
- Falls Rd
- Forbes St
- Gunningrach Rd
- Head St
- High Lake Rd
- High St
- Hyde St
- Iris St
- Jonas St
- Joseph St
- Keys St
- Leonard Ln
- Little Maybe St
- Mahratta St
- Manning St
- Market St
- Mawson St
- Maybe St
- Mckeachie St
- Mercy St
- Mitchell St
- Monaro Highway
- Moorna Rd
- Mort St
- Murphy St
- Old Cooma Rd
- Palarang Rd
- Pipe Clay Springs Road
- Plowright St
- Plunkett St
- Queen St
- Racecourse Rd
- Rifle Range Rd
- Rosehill Rd
- Rosemeath Rd
- Sandy Crossing Rd
- Sandy Ln
- Stephen St
- Tarong Pl
- Therry St
- Timor St
- Townsend St
- Warne St
- Wellington St
- Young St
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