NSW · Parkes Council
Alectown, NSW, 2870
Suburb snapshot
Alectown is a small locality in the Parkes area, home to around 151 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,735 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+9%), roughly 11490.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $400 (flats $320, houses $450), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 151
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,803
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 66
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,257
- Employment rate
- 65.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $320
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $450
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $400
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 90
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,735
- Against the person
- 501
- Against property
- 606
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 11,490.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 72.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +9.2%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions118
- Domestic Violence Related Assault120
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment213
- Malicious Damage To Property126
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault107
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
Public transport
23 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1205 Plowman Lane
- 37 Kentucky Lane
- Kadina St At Burrandong St
- Kadina St At Mamre Rd
- Kentucky Lane At Kadina Rd
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).
5 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Waste or resource transfer station; Waste or resource management facilityVANVILLA LANE ALECTOWN 2870Under Assessment
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home21 CORADGERY STREET ALECTOWN 2870Determined
2025· 2 proposals
June 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure16 KADINA STREET ALECTOWN 2870Determined
April 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing147 NEWELL HIGHWAY ALECTOWN 2870Determined
2022· 1 proposal
November 2022
- OtherALECTOWN 2870Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2025… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
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
Recent changes
- 1205 Plowman Lanetransport
- 37 Kentucky Lanetransport
- Kadina St At Burrandong Sttransport
- Kadina St At Mamre Rdtransport
- Kentucky Lane At Kadina Rdtransport
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured homeplanning21 CORADGERY STREET ALECTOWN 2870Lodged 13 Feb 2026 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Waste or resource transfer station; Waste or resource management facilityplanningVANVILLA LANE ALECTOWN 2870Lodged 25 May 2026 · Under Assessment
- OtherplanningALECTOWN 2870Lodged 15 Nov 2022 · Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housingplanning147 NEWELL HIGHWAY ALECTOWN 2870Lodged 08 Apr 2025 · Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structureplanning16 KADINA STREET ALECTOWN 2870Lodged 23 Jun 2025 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- 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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