NSW · Bellingen Council
Bostobrick, NSW, 2453
Suburb snapshot
Bostobrick is a small locality in the Bellingen area, home to around 132 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 143 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-16%), roughly 1083.3 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 132
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $974
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 55
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,250
- Employment rate
- 47.7%
- 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 143
- Against the person
- 47
- Against property
- 68
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,083.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.7th (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
42 public transport stops in this suburb
- 22 Muldiva Rd
- 726 Muldiva Rd
- 95 Muldiva Rd
- Muldiva Rd At Tyringham Rd
- Muldiva Rd At Tyringham 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· 1 proposal
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure145 MOONPAR ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Additional Information Requested
2025· 1 proposal
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Rural worker's dwelling24 EMERSONS ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Determined
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- Attached dwelling; Dual occupancy1312 TYRINGHAM ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Determined
2022· 1 proposal
January 2022
- Other1634 TYRINGHAM ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Determined
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed77 MOONPAR ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Determined
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Muldiva Nature ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
- Overlay applies
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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Recent changes
- 22 Muldiva Rdtransport
- 726 Muldiva Rdtransport
- 95 Muldiva Rdtransport
- Muldiva Rd At Tyringham Rdtransport
- Muldiva Rd At Tyringham Rdtransport
- Muldiva Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Attached dwelling; Dual occupancyplanning1312 TYRINGHAM ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Lodged 01 Jun 2023 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning145 MOONPAR ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Lodged 24 Apr 2026 · Additional Information Requested
- Erection of a new structure; Rural worker's dwellingplanning24 EMERSONS ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Lodged 04 Jun 2025 · Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shedplanning77 MOONPAR ROAD BOSTOBRICK 2453Lodged 27 Sep 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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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