NSW · Narrandera Council
Barellan, NSW, 2665
Desirability index
#761 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Barellan is a small locality in the Narrandera area, home to around 459 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 77 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-8%), roughly 167.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- 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)
- 18 / 3 / 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 77
- Against the person
- 21
- Against property
- 40
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 167.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 22 residents
- State safety percentile
- 14th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -8.3%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling5
- Fraud10
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment7
- Malicious Damage To Property7
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault6
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 894
- Barellan Central SchoolCombined
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
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
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).
16 planning-related records
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
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · 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
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Barellan Community Health Centreclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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
- CWA Rest HouseYapunyah Street, BarellanSHR
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)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 19.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #761 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
- 13 Wilga Sttransport
- 23 Wilga Sttransport
- Barellan Central School, Boree Sttransport
- Barellan Central School, Mulga Sttransport
- Wilga St Before Kooba Sttransport
- CWA Rest HouseheritageYapunyah Street, BarellanSHR
- Barellan Community Health Centrehealthclinic
- Barellan Showgroundsgovernmentpark
- Evonne Goolagong Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Registered clubplanning62 BENDEE STREET BARELLAN 2665Lodged 02 Dec 2025 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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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