Median house price
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NSW · Narrandera Council
Barellan, 2665
Est. population · Jun 2025
442
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
-2.4%
Median age
48
Median income
$1,262/wk
Employment rate
55.5%
Languages at home
1%non-English
Most common: Tamil
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- National parks
Suburb profile
Barellan offers a slower smaller community life in Narrandera Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The overall desirability read is below average, pulled by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus growth momentum compared with similar regional towns, though safety remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Barellan snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
442
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
15.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#344
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
17th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
10th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
10th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 32.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5123rd in Australia
- State rank
- 1644th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #344 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #676 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
442(June 2025)
0.0% annual · -2.4% over 5 years · 10th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- -2.4%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- -11
- Growth rank in NSW
- 10th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~450), extrapolated at -0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 459
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,262
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 35 of 233
- Median monthly mortgage
- $744
- Employment rate
- 55.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 185 / 3 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 17
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 38.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 92 residents
- State safety percentile
- 16.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -10.3%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling5
- Fraud10
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment7
- Malicious Damage To Property7
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 894
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 10th
School list
- Barellan Central SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 894 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 54 students · Top SEA quarter 0%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
54 public transport stops in this suburb
- 13 Wilga St
- 23 Wilga St
- Barellan Central School, Boree St
- Barellan Central School, Mulga St
- Wilga St Before Kooba St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Barellan ShowgroundsPark
- Evonne Goolagong ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Leeton District Hospital (43.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Barellan Community Health CentreClinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 12
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.1
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 33° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 107 mm · ~13 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 104 mm · ~13 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 103 mm · ~13 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 110 mm · ~14 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 1 proposal
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space29-31 BENDEE STREET BARELLAN 2665Determined
2025· 1 proposal
December 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Registered club62 BENDEE STREET BARELLAN 2665Determined
2024· 5 proposals
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Cemetery284 OVERS LANE BARELLAN 2665Determined
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Carport74 BENDEE STREET BARELLAN 2665Determined
- Subdivision51-53 Wilga Street BarellanDetermined
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home866 RYANS ROAD BARELLAN 2665Determined
August 2024
- Restaurant or cafe; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise112 YAPUNYAH STREET BARELLAN 2665Determined
2023· 6 proposals
November 2023
- Subdivision51-53 Wilga Street BarellanDetermined
October 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Rural industry; Farm building958 SOUTH YALGOGRIN ROAD BARELLAN 2665Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling; Shed34 BENDEE STREET BARELLAN 2665Determined
March 2023
- Dwelling5266 BARELLAN ROAD BARELLAN 2665Determined
February 2023
- Dwelling; Change of use54 Mulga St BarellanDetermined
January 2023
- Subdivision of landSANDY CREEK ROAD BARELLAN 2665Determined
2022· 1 proposal
September 2022
- OtherYAPUNYAH STREET BARELLAN 2665Determined
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Earthworks / change in levelsSANDY CREEK ROAD BARELLAN 2665Determined
October 2021
- Dwelling; Shed48 TUBBS ROAD BARELLAN 2665Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Heritage
1 heritage place
- CWA Rest HouseYapunyah Street, BarellanSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Parkes
- Member of Parliament
- Jamie CHAFFEY (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,841
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 128.0 km away).
Coalition 76.3%Labor 23.7%
13.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- WeethalleLabor 22.1% · Coalition 78.0% TPP (2025)34.9 km away
- West WyalongLabor 28.9% · Coalition 71.1% TPP (2025)62.8 km away
- WyalongLabor 23.4% · Coalition 76.6% TPP (2025)65.5 km away
- UngarieLabor 22.2% · Coalition 77.8% TPP (2025)70.7 km away
- BarmedmanLabor 25.2% · Coalition 74.8% TPP (2025)71.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Narrandera Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.