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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Bossley Park is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Sydney, Australia, with a population of approximately 15,492, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 30 km from the Sydney CBD, Bossley Park is a outer metro area in New South Wales. The median household income is $80,184 per year.
Moderate income levels in Bossley Park indicate steady rental demand from working households.
Official Australia Post postcode for Bossley Park. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 4 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Bossley Park on My School →Estimated 6 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 15,492 residents, Bossley Park is one of New South Wales's more populous suburbs — roughly 2.9× the state median of 5,325 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Household income of $80,184/year is 18% below the New South Wales median of $97,552, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Median weekly rent of $465 equates to $2,015/month — about 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 30 km from Sydney, Bossley Park is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
This suburb suits long-term investors due to steady population growth and affordable entry prices. Look for established streets close to schools and shops rather than raw new-estate land. Local rents consume roughly 30% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Bossley Park stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Bossley Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Bossley Park | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15,492 | 5,325 | +191% |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr | $97,552/yr | -18% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $465 | $430 | +8% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,167 | $2,167 | 0% |
| Distance to CBD | 30 km | 45 km | -33% |
| Separate houses | 88% | 76% | +12pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Bossley Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Bossley Park's 15,492-person market and $80,184 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $465/week (~$2,015/month) covers 93% of the $2,167/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $152/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (88% vs 76% NSW median) combined with a population of 15,492 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Bossley Park are modest for 2026 — incomes 18% below the NSW median of $97,552 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~93% of the typical mortgage ($2,015/month rent vs $2,167/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 59/100 places Bossley Park in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Bossley Park scores 59/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 15,492, median household income of $80,184/year and median weekly rent of $465. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Bossley Park are a median household income of $80,184/year, a dwelling mix that is 88% separate houses, roughly 4 schools and 6 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Bossley Park has a usual resident population of approximately 15,492, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Bossley Park sits 30 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $465 in Bossley Park, equating to approximately $24,180/year in gross rental income (state median $430/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bossley Park is $2,167, or approximately $26,004/year (vs $2,167/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $465 works out to $2,015/month, covering 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month. That leaves a $152/month shortfall (around $1,824/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,167 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($80,184 vs $97,552 state median), the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.