Bourbah crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
0 recorded in this period, compared with 1 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Bourbah
Bourbah is a rural locality in the Orana region of New South Wales, situated within the Coonamble Shire local government area and covered by the 2828 postcode. Geographically, the area is characterised by flat, expansive plains typical of the Murray-Darling Basin, dedicated primarily to broadacre agriculture, dryland cropping, and pastoral grazing. The local population is extremely sparse, reflecting the broader demographic trends of the remote pastoral zone where most residents live on dispersed rural properties rather than in a concentrated township.
Due to its remote and purely agricultural nature, Bourbah lacks commercial amenities, retail hubs, and urban infrastructure. Residents access services, education, healthcare, and retail supplies from nearby regional centres such as Coonamble and Warren. Local life centres around primary agricultural production, station management, and community participation through regional networks.
Historically, the area was traditional land for Aboriginal Australian peoples before European pastoral settlement in the 19th century. The locality's development has been inextricably linked to the expansion of the New South Wales wool and wheat industries, relying on stock routes and later road networks to connect its isolated holdings to larger transport corridors and markets.
Recorded offence categories
No offences are recorded in this period, so there is no leading category.
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 42 residents. This is not a current population estimate.
Sources and interpretation
These are police-recorded incident or victim counts, not every unreported incident or a prediction of personal safety. Percentage changes are not tests of statistical significance; small counts need particular care.