NSW · Snowy Valleys Council
Adelong, NSW, 2729
Desirability index
#583 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Adelong is a small locality in the Snowy Valleys area, home to around 938 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 99 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+5%), roughly 105.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 938
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,158
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 46 of 433
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Employment rate
- 52.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 40 / 11 / 3
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 99
- Against the person
- 22
- Against property
- 38
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 105.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 43 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +5.3%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault8
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment9
- Malicious Damage To Property7
- Other Offences8
- Steal From Motor Vehicle9
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 954.5
- Adelong Public SchoolPrimary
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
64 public transport stops in this suburb
- Adelong Coach Stop
- Camp St At Snowy Mountains Hwy
- Camp St At Snowy Mountains Hwy
- Camp St Opp Golden Gully Rd
- Neill St At Snowy Mountains Hwy
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
67 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
June 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space71 GILMORE STREET ADELONG 2729Under Assessment
March 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Rural supplies20 GRAHAMSTOWN ROAD ADELONG 2729Determined
February 2026
- Demolition; Other Infrastructure20 GRAHAMSTOWN ROAD ADELONG 2729Determined
2025· 9 proposals
December 2025
- Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external); Building identification sign; Business identification sign86 TUMUT STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Advertising structure48-56 TUMUT STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space71 GILMORE STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
October 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah11 SNOWY MOUNTAINS HIGHWAY ADELONG 2729Determined
September 2025
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure33 LADY MARY LANE ADELONG 2729Determined
June 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)108 TUMUT STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space97 LOCKHART STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 CAMP STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
February 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure11 BLEAK STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
2024· 12 proposals
December 2024
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure28 GOLDEN GULLY ROAD ADELONG 2729Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Infrastructure48 LYNCH STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 GILMORE STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home11 BLEAK STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation27 SELWYN STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home100 WONDALGA ROAD ADELONG 2729Determined
June 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space10 SNOWY MOUNTAINS HIGHWAY ADELONG 2729Determined
May 2024
- Commercial development; Erection of a new structure89 LOCKHART STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
April 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah30 LOCKHART STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Signage; Advertising and signage48-56 TUMUT STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah11 SNOWY MOUNTAINS HIGHWAY ADELONG 2729Determined
February 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure43 LOCKHART STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
2023· 11 proposals
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Sewage reticulation system; Water reticulation system; Water supply system14 WILLOW LANE ADELONG 2729Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure33 GILMORE STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space45 CROMWELL STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
September 2023
- Recreational UsesSNOWY MOUNTAINS HIGHWAY ADELONG 2729Withdrawn
July 2023
- Shed21 CAMPBELL STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Shed11 GUNDAGAI STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
May 2023
- Shed32 CAMPBELL STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
April 2023
- Subdivision of land33 SELWYN STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
February 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs86 SELWYN STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Farm buildings; Other47 Selwyn Street ADELONG NSW 2729Determined
- Shed65-67 GUNDAGAI STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
2022· 17 proposals
December 2022
- Shed86 SELWYN STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
November 2022
- Shed16 HAVELOCK STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
October 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces25 OBERNE STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
- Waste and resource management facilities183 Grahamstown Adelong 2729Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces36 GUNDAGAI STREET ADELONG 2729Determined
2021· 14 proposals
14 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 1 proposal
1 proposal lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
9 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Neill St at Snowy Mountains HwyBus stop
- Adelong LibraryLibrary
- Picnic Table (2)
- Playground (3)
- Adelong Police StationPolice
- Adelong Post OfficePost office
80 Tumut Street
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Golden Gully ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Adelong Falls Gold Workings/ReserveTumutSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 38.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #583 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Adelong Coach Stoptransport
- Camp St At Snowy Mountains Hwytransport
- Camp St At Snowy Mountains Hwytransport
- Camp St Opp Golden Gully Rdtransport
- Neill St At Snowy Mountains Hwytransport
- Adelong Falls Gold Workings/ReserveheritageTumutSHR
- Apex Parkgovernmentpark
- Golden Gully Parkgovernmentpark
- Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external); Building identification sign; Business identification signplanning86 TUMUT STREET ADELONG 2729Lodged 15 Dec 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandahplanning30 LOCKHART STREET ADELONG 2729Lodged 16 Apr 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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