NSW · Tamworth Regional Council
Bective, 2340
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- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Bective is a residential smaller community in Tamworth Regional with a familiar suburban feel. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Population
- Population
- 194
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,575
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 81
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 71.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 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 · 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)
- $390
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $525
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $490
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 551
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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)
- 30
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 12
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 154.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 24 residents
- State safety percentile
- 92.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -3%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order550
- Breach Bail Conditions1095
- Domestic Violence Related Assault695
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment697
- Malicious Damage To Property790
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 · 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
52 public transport stops in this suburb
- 429 Soldiers Settlement Rd
- Prices Rd Opp 367
- Soldiers Settlement Rd At Bective Lane
- Soldiers Settlement Rd Opp 2050
- Soldiers Settlement Rd Opp 2134
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 · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
10 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure69 BECTIVE LANE BECTIVE 2340Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure367 PRICES ROAD BECTIVE 2340Determined
2025· 3 proposals
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure69 BECTIVE LANE BECTIVE 2340Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure69 BECTIVE LANE BECTIVE 2340Determined
July 2025
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure91 OXLEY HIGHWAY BECTIVE 2340Determined
2024· 1 proposal
November 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Rural industry; Agritourism; Farm experience premise2432 OXLEY HIGHWAY BECTIVE 2340Determined
2023· 2 proposals
May 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development688 SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ROAD BECTIVE 2340Determined
March 2023
- Dwelling89 SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ROAD BECTIVE 2340Determined
2022· 1 proposal
January 2022
- Dwelling; ShedAppleby Lane, Bective NSW 2340Determined
2021· 1 proposal
December 2021
- Subdivision of land2034 OXLEY HIGHWAY BECTIVE 2340Determined
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 · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
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)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime550
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime1095
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime695
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime697
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime790
- 429 Soldiers Settlement Rdtransport
- Prices Rd Opp 367transport
- Soldiers Settlement Rd At Bective Lanetransport
- Soldiers Settlement Rd Opp 2050transport
- Soldiers Settlement Rd Opp 2134transport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
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