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Bomaderry NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Bomaderry, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Bomaderry NSW is 6,738 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Bomaderry is $612 per week ($31,824 per year). Median rent in Bomaderry is $310 per week ($1,343 per month). Bomaderry has a median age of 45 years, older than the national median of 38. Bomaderry has a population density of 904.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Bomaderry is England. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bomaderry is $1,584.

There were 181 recorded offences in Bomaderry in 2025-26, a rate of 27 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (47 offences).

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Bomaderry Population

residents (Census 2021)

Bomaderry Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$612/wk

$31,824 per year

#6898 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$310/wk

$1,343 per month

#4328 of 14,663

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Median Age

45years

7 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,584/mo

Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.7 per bedroom

Bomaderry Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.6% (3,273) Female 51.4% (3,468)

Population Density

904.1

people per km²

6,738 people · 7.5 km²

Households

2.2

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$1,416

Family income/wk

Bomaderry Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bomaderry Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

59.1% 1,049 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

40.9% 726 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bomaderry Country of Birth

Australia

92.8%

England

5.1%

India

0.7%

Germany

0.4%

China

0.2%

Canada

0.2%

Croatia

0.2%

Chile

0.1%

Greece

0.1%

Egypt

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Bomaderry Religion

No Religion

43.2%

Anglican

19.2%

Catholic

18.1%

Not stated

8.4%

Uniting Church

3.3%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

3.2%

Christian (other)

2.8%

Baptist

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Bomaderry Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

43.0%

Year 10 or equivalent

37.4%

Year 9 or equivalent

11.5%

Year 11 or equivalent

8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Bomaderry Languages Spoken at Home

Other

30.5%

SAL Tot

15.8%

Spanish

10.5%

IAL Nepali

10.5%

Vietnamese

9.5%

German

8.4%

Australian Indigenous

7.4%

Mandarin

7.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Bomaderry Employment

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Employed full-time

27.0% 1,373 people

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Employed part-time

20.4% 1,039 people

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Unemployed

2.8% 142 people

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Not in labour force

49.8% 2,534 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Bomaderry Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

47.9%

Bachelor Degree

20.1%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.4%

Postgraduate Degree

4.7%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.2%

Certificate I/II

3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Bomaderry Occupation

Professionals

24.8%

Community & Personal Service

18.0%

Technicians & Trade Workers

17.8%

Clerical & Administrative

10.6%

Managers

9.6%

Labourers

8.5%

Sales Workers

6.2%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Bomaderry Field of Study

Management & Commerce

18.3%

Engineering

16.7%

Health

14.6%

Society & Culture

14.1%

Education

8.6%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.3%

Architecture & Building

7.7%

Agriculture & Environment

3.3%

Creative Arts

3.3%

Information Technology

2.5%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Bomaderry Dwelling Types

Separate house

82.1%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

15.7%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Bomaderry Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.4%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

1.4%

$300-$399/wk

3.6%

$400-$499/wk

10.5%

$500-$649/wk

8.2%

$650-$799/wk

10.2%

$800-$999/wk

9.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.0%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.3%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.7%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

10.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

5.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.6%

$4,000+/wk

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Bomaderry Marital Status

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Married

40.4% 2,272

↔️

Separated

3.9% 218

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Divorced

13.2% 741

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Widowed

7.8% 437

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Never married

34.8% 1,955

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Bomaderry Ancestry

English

33.5%

Australian

32.2%

Irish

8.5%

Scottish

7.8%

Aboriginal Australianralian

6.0%

Other

4.4%

German

3.1%

Italian

1.4%

Filipino

1.1%

Dutch

0.9%

New Zealander

0.6%

Welsh

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Bomaderry School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

33.2%

Secondary — Government

22.0%

Vocational Education

15.2%

Pre-school

10.3%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

5.6%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

5.1%

Secondary — Catholic

4.8%

Primary — Catholic

3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Bomaderry Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

9.8% 1,238

✅

No need for assistance

90.2% 11,331

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Bomaderry Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

14.6% 768

—

Not a volunteer

85.4% 4,497

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Bomaderry Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

6.1%

$300-$449/mo

3.3%

$450-$599/mo

2.5%

$600-$799/mo

5.1%

$800-$999/mo

7.7%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

19.8%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

19.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

21.7%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

7.9%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Bomaderry How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

73.6%

Did not go to work

13.9%

Car (passenger)

6.2%

Walked only

3.4%

Other

0.7%

Truck

0.6%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.5%

Bicycle

0.4%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.3%

Train

0.2%

Bus

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Bomaderry Car Ownership

0 vehicles

7.7%

1 vehicle

44.0%

2 vehicles

32.6%

3 vehicles

10.6%

4+ vehicles

5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Bomaderry Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.7%

2 bedrooms

24.0%

3 bedrooms

41.5%

4 bedrooms

25.9%

5 bedrooms

3.9%

6+ bedrooms

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Bomaderry Population Mobility

14.3%

moved in the last year

39.4%

moved in the last 5 years

5.3%

unemployment rate (Census)

48.7%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Bomaderry Indigenous Population

9.1%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,147

Indigenous residents

11,511

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Bomaderry Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

917

Arthritis

368

Asthma

290

Lung condition

286

Diabetes

255

Heart disease

249

Cancer

145

Kidney disease

126

Stroke

113

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Bomaderry Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.3%

$1-$149/wk

4.0%

$150-$299/wk

8.1%

$300-$399/wk

6.6%

$400-$499/wk

6.8%

$500-$649/wk

6.0%

$650-$799/wk

12.8%

$800-$999/wk

12.4%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

3.8%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

5.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.7%

$3,500+/wk

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Bomaderry Family Structure

Couple — no children

34.9%

Couple — children under 15

32.2%

One parent — children under 15

12.0%

Couple — no children under 15

11.0%

One parent — no children under 15

9.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Bomaderry Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

1.2% 65

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.4% 21

🏅

Previously served

5.8% 308

👤

Never served

92.5% 4,883

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Bomaderry Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

14.1% 739

—

Did not provide

85.9% 4,510

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Bomaderry Children Ever Born

No children

26.7%

1 child

13.0%

2 children

28.0%

3 children

20.2%

4 children

9.6%

5+ children

2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Bomaderry When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

138

1971–1980

142

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

114

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Bomaderry Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.8%

5–14 hours

27.9%

15–29 hours

12.7%

30+ hours

10.1%

Did not do domestic work

29.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Bomaderry Household Size

1 person

33.8%

2 persons

38.1%

3 persons

12.3%

4 persons

9.3%

5 persons

4.1%

6+ persons

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Bomaderry Where Residents Moved From

Same address

5,319

Moved from NSW

531

Moved — same area (SA2)

241

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from overseas

Moved from NT

Moved from ACT

Moved from WA

Moved from TAS

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Bomaderry Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

81.2%

Step family — no other children

12.1%

Blended family — no other children

6.2%

Other couple — children only

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Bomaderry Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 181 total

Theft

Other Against Property

Property Damage

Assault

Other Against Person

Sexual Offences

Drug Offences

Weapons

Traffic

Robbery

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Bomaderry Schools

schools nearby

government

958

avg ICSEA score

4,464

total students

Nowra Anglican College Independent

Combined · K-12 · 1,152 students

1094

ICSEA

Terara Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 96 students

1009

ICSEA

St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 537 students

994

ICSEA

Illaroo Road Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 451 students

992

ICSEA

Bomaderry High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 707 students

955

ICSEA

Nowra High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 777 students

944

ICSEA

Shoalhaven River College Independent

Secondary · 9-12 · 48 students

931

ICSEA

North Nowra Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 223 students

908

ICSEA

Bomaderry Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 406 students

908

ICSEA

Havenlee School Government

Combined · U · 67 students

849

ICSEA

Novo Education Space Shoalhaven Independent

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Bomaderry Rent Prices & Affordability

28%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $1,119/wk

Median Rent $310/wk

Rent-to-Income 27.7%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Bomaderry

Your weekly income

≈ $4,849/month

Median rent $310/wk

Left after rent $809/wk

Rent share 27.7%

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Bomaderry vs State & National Average

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Pop: 3,370 Income: $789/wk Rent: $375/wk

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Pop: 3,374 Income: $435/wk Rent: $201/wk

Camden

Pop: 3,378 Income: $865/wk Rent: $400/wk

Harrington

Pop: 3,381 Income: $480/wk Rent: $340/wk

Brookvale

Pop: 3,389 Income: $1,113/wk Rent: $550/wk

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Pop: 3,396 Income: $1,141/wk Rent: $675/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bomaderry

What is the population of Bomaderry NSW?

The population of Bomaderry NSW is 6,738 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 904.1 people per km².Bomaderry is ranked #1,119 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Bomaderry?

The median personal income in Bomaderry NSW is $612 per week, or $31,824 per year.The median household income is $1,119 per week.Family income is $1,416 per week.Bomaderry is ranked #6,898 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Bomaderry?

Median rent in Bomaderry NSW is $310 per week ($1,343 per month).Rent represents 27.7% of household income, which is considered moderate.Bomaderry ranks #4,328 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Bomaderry?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bomaderry NSW is $1,584. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Bomaderry?

The median age in Bomaderry NSW is 45 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Bomaderry a good suburb to live in?

Bomaderry is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 6,738.The median income is $612/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (27.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10452. All dollar figures in AUD.