Located in New South Wales within the Walgett local government area, Cumborah is a quiet locality (postcode 2832). With a population of 198, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $26K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $50 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.
Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Walgett LGA is higher than average at 13,116 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.