Bobs Farm NSW 2316

Living Here

Bobs Farm is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 662 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,211 a week, with median rent near $196 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Anna Bay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bobs Farm itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Bobs Farm Public School
  • Tanilba Bay Public School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Valhalla
• 1 Catholic church

  • Our Lady Help of Christians Mallabula Church
• 1 dentist

  • Tanilba Bay Dental Surgery
• 1 hospital

  • Tomaree Community Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Greencross Vets
• 1 library

  • Tilligerry Library
• 2 service stations

  • Caltex
  • Endeavour Tanilba Bay
• 1 gym

  • Mallabula Sports Complex
• 2 golf clubs

  • Tanilba Bay Golf Course
  • Horizons Golf Course
• 1 butcher

  • Steak N Chops
• 3 hardware stores

  • Tanilba Bay Home Timber & Hardware
  • Tradelink
  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 3 mechanics

  • Tanilba Bay Automotive
  • Lemon Tree Passage Mechanical
  • Tanilba Bay Tyres & Mechanical
• 8 places to stay

  • Koala Shores Holiday Park
  • Lemon Tree Passage Motel
  • Emerald Tiki Village Caravan Park
  • The Retreat Port Stephens
  • Bays Holiday Park
  • Emerald Tiki Village
  • Birubi Sands
  • Birubi Beach Caravan Village

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 17 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 52.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 43.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,467 bird observations recorded near Bobs Farm — most often seen:

• Rainbow Lorikeet (704)
• Australian White Ibis (473)
• Laughing Kookaburra (442)
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (363)
• White-bellied Sea-eagle (350)
• Noisy Miner (342)
• Australian Magpie (336)
• White-faced Heron (320)
• Australian Pelican (310)
• Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (284)
• Magpie-lark (261)
• Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (260)
• Golden-mantled Rosella (257)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Bobs Farm:

• Lemon Tree Passage (4.2 km)
• Tanilba Bay (4.4 km)
• Mallabula (4.5 km)
• Taylors Beach (5.3 km)
• Anna Bay (6.2 km)
• Oyster Cove (6.8 km)
• Port Stephens (6.8 km)
• Fishermans Bay (7.2 km)

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