NSW · Bellingen Council
Bielsdown Hills, NSW, 2453
Suburb snapshot
Bielsdown Hills is a small locality in the Bellingen area, home to around 104 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 143 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-16%), roughly 1375.0 offences per 1,000 residents, 6 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 104
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $1,343
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 51
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 69.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 143
- Against the person
- 47
- Against property
- 68
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,375
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 38.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -16.4%
Most common offence types
- Arson12
- Break And Enter Dwelling12
- Domestic Violence Related Assault13
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment13
- Malicious Damage To Property15
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
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- 507 Whisky Creek Rd
- 507 Whisky Creek Rd
- 746 Whisky Creek Rd
- 877 Whisky Creek Rd
- 877 Whisky Creek 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).
2 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
June 2025
- Home industry; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia803 WHISKY CREEK ROAD BIELSDOWN HILLS 2453Determined
May 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure45 SHEPHARDS ROAD BIELSDOWN HILLS 2453Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 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)
- 7/10
- 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
- 507 Whisky Creek Rdtransport
- 507 Whisky Creek Rdtransport
- 746 Whisky Creek Rdtransport
- 877 Whisky Creek Rdtransport
- 877 Whisky Creek Rdtransport
- Home industry; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australiaplanning803 WHISKY CREEK ROAD BIELSDOWN HILLS 2453Lodged 18 Jun 2025 · Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structureplanning45 SHEPHARDS ROAD BIELSDOWN HILLS 2453Lodged 23 May 2025 · Determined
- Arsoncrime12
- Break And Enter Dwellingcrime12
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime13
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- 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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