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.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Bombala SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Bombala Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bombala.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Bombala (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-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
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment148ICSEA946
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment104ICSEA899
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment71ICSEA991
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment22ICSEA982
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSPlatypus Country Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 26 places · Bombala
- Meeting NQSBombala PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Bombala
- Meeting NQSDelegate & District PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Delegate
- Meeting NQSDelegate Public School TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 15 places · Delegate
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- 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 →
Amenities
- 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.
Climate & hazards
- 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+2Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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