Bourke NSW Property Investment

Bourke · 2840

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Median House Price

$220K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

6.8%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$290/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$193K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

1,699

Bourke Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Bourke council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 4. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Bourke.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

2 green2 yellow5 red

Weekly Rent (house)

290 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2840 (ABS Census)

-2.38 high impact

Median Household Income

1536 medium impact

Public Transport Score

No data medium impact

School Zone Quality

2.6 medium impact

Distance to CBD

650.88 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

3 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

54.1 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

6.85 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

4.06 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2840

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 3 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

1,699

Education (IEO)

6/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

2/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

1/10

Offences per 1,000

797.5

Recorded offences

1,355

Bourke: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Bourke PS

PrimaryGovernment

3/10

Bourke HS

SecondaryGovernment

3/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

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Data sourced from ABS, state government property sales, and Airbnb market analytics. For informational purposes only — not financial advice.