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Bombala

New South Wales · Snowy Mountains · Capital Region

This profile uses the ABS Bombala statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Bombala is a locality in the Snowy Mountains area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Bombala SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 982 (gov)
Childcare
4
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
67
+6% vs prior year
Population
2,474
+0.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Bombala SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Bombala Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bombala.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 104
ICSEA 899
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Bombala (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 71 students
ICSEA 991 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Bombala

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Platypus Country Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 26 places · Bombala
    Meeting NQS
  • Bombala Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Bombala
    Meeting NQS
  • Delegate & District Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Delegate
    Meeting NQS
  • Delegate Public School TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 15 places · Delegate
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
67
vs previous year
+6%
vs 2021
115
  • Theft 20
  • Sexual offences 8
  • Against justice procedures 8
  • Assault 7
  • Disorderly conduct 7

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
6
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Bombala SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Bombala SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Population & growth
Population
2,474
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.10%
2024→25
Net change
+2
people / yr
Density
1
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+2
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+7
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-7
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+2

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Bombala
+0.10%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%