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Bossley Park NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Bossley Park NSW is 15,492 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Bossley Park is $497 per week ($25,844 per year). Median rent in Bossley Park is $465 per week ($2,015 per month). Bossley Park has a median age of 41 years, older than the national median of 38. Bossley Park has a population density of 3415.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Bossley Park is Chile. The most common religion is Catholic (55% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bossley Park is $2,167.

There were 85 recorded offences in Bossley Park in 2025-26, a rate of 5 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (23 offences).

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Bossley Park Population

residents (Census 2021)

Bossley Park Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$497/wk

$25,844 per year

#8202 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$465/wk

$2,015 per month

#900 of 14,663

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Median Age

41years

3 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$2,167/mo

Avg household size: 3.3 · 0.9 per bedroom

Bossley Park Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (7,677) Female 50.5% (7,821)

Population Density

3415.4

people per km²

15,492 people · 4.5 km²

Households

3.3

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$1,639

Family income/wk

Bossley Park 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)

Bossley Park Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

56.3% 1,664 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

43.7% 1,292 dwellings

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

Bossley Park Country of Birth

Australia

86.8%

Chile

2.2%

Cambodia

2.1%

Iran

1.9%

Croatia

1.7%

England

1.3%

China

1.2%

Fiji

1.2%

Bosnia & Herzegovina

0.9%

India

0.7%

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

Bossley Park Religion

Catholic

54.6%

Asyrin Apstlic

8.9%

No Religion

8.8%

Buddhism

7.0%

Not stated

6.8%

Christian (other)

5.1%

Eastern Orthodox

4.9%

Islam

3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Bossley Park Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

66.8%

Year 10 or equivalent

20.9%

Year 9 or equivalent

7.3%

Year 11 or equivalent

5.0%

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

Bossley Park Languages Spoken at Home

Other

48.8%

Arabic

19.4%

Spanish

7.6%

Vietnamese

7.5%

Italian

7.2%

Croatian

2.7%

SAL Tot

2.6%

Khmer

2.2%

Cantonese

2.1%

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

Bossley Park Employment

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Employed full-time

22.6% 2,521 people

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Employed part-time

12.6% 1,408 people

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Unemployed

3.4% 379 people

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Not in labour force

61.5% 6,869 people

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

Bossley Park Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

33.3%

Bachelor Degree

31.7%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

23.0%

Postgraduate Degree

6.4%

Certificate I/II

3.1%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.5%

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

Bossley Park Occupation

Professionals

28.6%

Clerical & Administrative

17.1%

Technicians & Trade Workers

14.7%

Managers

11.2%

Community & Personal Service

10.9%

Sales Workers

6.3%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

6.2%

Labourers

5.0%

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

Bossley Park Field of Study

Management & Commerce

26.4%

Engineering

16.5%

Society & Culture

13.6%

Education

11.1%

Health

9.6%

Architecture & Building

6.3%

Information Technology

5.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

4.0%

Creative Arts

3.3%

Natural & Physical Sciences

3.3%

Agriculture & Environment

0.8%

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

Bossley Park Dwelling Types

Separate house

94.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

3.3%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Bossley Park Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

3.5%

$1-$149/wk

0.8%

$150-$299/wk

1.1%

$300-$399/wk

1.9%

$400-$499/wk

6.2%

$500-$649/wk

3.5%

$650-$799/wk

8.3%

$800-$999/wk

7.2%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.7%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

7.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.8%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.0%

$4,000+/wk

10.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Bossley Park Marital Status

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Married

52.4% 6,689

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Separated

3.7% 477

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Divorced

5.6% 711

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Widowed

6.3% 808

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Never married

31.9% 4,076

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Bossley Park Ancestry

Other

48.3%

Italian

11.3%

Australian

9.3%

English

7.8%

Chinese

5.7%

Vietnamese

4.5%

Filipino

2.8%

Croatian

2.4%

Maltese

2.2%

Spanish

2.2%

Lebanese

1.9%

Irish

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Bossley Park School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government

24.6%

Primary — Government

22.7%

Primary — Catholic

14.0%

Vocational Education

13.6%

Secondary — Catholic

11.7%

Pre-school

7.7%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

3.0%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.7%

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

Bossley Park Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

11.6% 3,377

✅

No need for assistance

88.4% 25,841

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

Bossley Park Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

6.6% 802

—

Not a volunteer

93.4% 11,272

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Bossley Park Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

7.4%

$300-$449/mo

1.4%

$450-$599/mo

1.5%

$600-$799/mo

2.6%

$800-$999/mo

4.6%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

10.6%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

12.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

24.1%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

17.0%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

18.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Bossley Park How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

65.2%

Did not go to work

23.9%

Car (passenger)

5.2%

Truck

1.5%

Bus

1.1%

Other

1.0%

Walked only

0.9%

Train

0.9%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.1%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.1%

Bicycle

0.1%

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

Bossley Park Car Ownership

0 vehicles

5.9%

1 vehicle

28.9%

2 vehicles

37.1%

3 vehicles

17.3%

4+ vehicles

10.8%

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

Bossley Park Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

1.2%

2 bedrooms

8.0%

3 bedrooms

43.3%

4 bedrooms

35.6%

5 bedrooms

9.4%

6+ bedrooms

2.5%

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

Bossley Park Population Mobility

9.4%

moved in the last year

29.9%

moved in the last 5 years

7.2%

unemployment rate (Census)

41.1%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Bossley Park Indigenous Population

0.9%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

261

Indigenous residents

29,374

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Bossley Park Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

850

Diabetes

624

Arthritis

512

Heart disease

419

Asthma

377

Cancer

194

Lung condition

177

Kidney disease

169

Stroke

168

Dementia

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

Bossley Park Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

16.4%

$1-$149/wk

4.4%

$150-$299/wk

10.4%

$300-$399/wk

7.9%

$400-$499/wk

5.5%

$500-$649/wk

4.5%

$650-$799/wk

8.7%

$800-$999/wk

9.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.8%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.3%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

3.8%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

4.9%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.0%

$3,500+/wk

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Bossley Park Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

38.9%

Couple — no children under 15

30.3%

Couple — no children

16.3%

One parent — no children under 15

9.1%

One parent — children under 15

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Bossley Park Military Service

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 3

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Previously served

0.6% 67

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Never served

99.4% 12,054

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Bossley Park Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

14.1% 1,694

—

Did not provide

85.9% 10,331

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Bossley Park Children Ever Born

No children

32.5%

1 child

9.1%

2 children

27.0%

3 children

19.1%

4 children

9.2%

5+ children

3.1%

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

Bossley Park When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

284

1961–1970

618

1971–1980

1,231

1981–1990

1,107

1991–2000

1,151

2001–2010

1,131

2011–2015

878

2016

591

2017

298

2018

265

2019

474

2020

2021

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

Bossley Park Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

15.6%

5–14 hours

18.6%

15–29 hours

9.5%

30+ hours

9.7%

Did not do domestic work

46.6%

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

Bossley Park Household Size

1 person

13.9%

2 persons

25.7%

3 persons

18.0%

4 persons

19.9%

5 persons

12.8%

6+ persons

9.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Bossley Park Where Residents Moved From

Same address

13,196

Moved from NSW

999

Moved — same area (SA2)

279

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

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

Bossley Park Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

92.7%

Step family — no other children

4.1%

Blended family — no other children

1.7%

Intact family — other children present

1.0%

Other couple — children only

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Bossley Park Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 85 total

Theft

Assault

Other Against Person

Other Against Property

Property Damage

Drug Offences

Sexual Offences

Weapons

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Bossley Park Schools

schools nearby

government

972

avg ICSEA score

12,559

total students

John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 843 students

1059

ICSEA

Freeman Catholic College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,411 students

1038

ICSEA

St Johns Park Public School Government

Primary · P-6 · 673 students

1023

ICSEA

Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 641 students

1009

ICSEA

Harrington Street Public School Government

Primary · P-6 · 740 students

1000

ICSEA

Bonnyrigg Heights Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 769 students

989

ICSEA

King Park Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 396 students

985

ICSEA

Governor Philip King Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 568 students

979

ICSEA

Prairiewood High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,288 students

978

ICSEA

William Stimson Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 459 students

973

ICSEA

Edensor Park Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 286 students

963

ICSEA

Bossley Park High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,106 students

961

ICSEA

St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School Independent

Primary · K-6 · 691 students

954

ICSEA

Mary MacKillop Catholic College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 843 students

935

ICSEA

Bossley Park Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 265 students

934

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 18 schools

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

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Bossley Park Rent Prices & Affordability

30%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $1,542/wk

Median Rent $465/wk

Rent-to-Income 30.2%

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

If you earn X in Bossley Park

Your weekly income

≈ $6,682/month

Median rent $465/wk

Left after rent $1,077/wk

Rent share 30.2%

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Bossley Park vs State & National Average

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Pop: 7,798 Income: $568/wk Rent: $290/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bossley Park

What is the population of Bossley Park NSW?

The population of Bossley Park NSW is 15,492 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3415.4 people per km².Bossley Park is ranked #254 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Bossley Park?

The median personal income in Bossley Park NSW is $497 per week, or $25,844 per year.The median household income is $1,542 per week.Family income is $1,639 per week.Bossley Park is ranked #8,202 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Bossley Park?

Median rent in Bossley Park NSW is $465 per week ($2,015 per month).Rent represents 30.2% of household income, which is considered moderate.Bossley Park ranks #900 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Bossley Park?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bossley Park NSW is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Bossley Park?

The median age in Bossley Park NSW is 41 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Bossley Park a good suburb to live in?

Bossley Park is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 15,492.The median income is $497/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (30.2% 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: 10513. All dollar figures in AUD.