Median house price
$470k
-2.1% change
NSW · Narrabri Council
Bullawa Creek, 2390
Population
130
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
-3.3%
Median age
46
Median income
$1,593/wk
Employment rate
56.4%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$470,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Bullawa Creek is a quieter smaller community in Narrabri Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with family life visible on every street. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Crime reports are up on the previous period. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Bullawa Creek snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$470/wk
Houses $500 · Units $320
Population (Census)
130
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
75th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
13th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
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
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $320
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $500
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $470
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 55
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $470,000
- Median price change
- -2.1%
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 and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Population growth
0.0% annual · -3.3% over 5 years · 13th percentile in NSW
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 130
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,593
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 40
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,712
- Employment rate
- 56.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 41 / 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 · 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 increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 6
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 103.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 65 residents
- State safety percentile
- 75.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +20.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order77
- Breach Bail Conditions85
- Domestic Violence Related Assault117
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment107
- Malicious Damage To Property128
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
Public transport
23 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1674 Kaputar Rd
- 2186 Kaputar Rd
- 2355 Kaputar Rd
- Kaputar Rd Before Teatree Gully Rd
- Kaputar Rd Opp 1893
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Narrabri Hospital (25.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
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)
- 1
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 17.2
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
- 30° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 248 mm · ~31 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 153 mm · ~19 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 157 mm · ~20 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 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· 6 proposals
July 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool1324 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation362 UPPER BULLAWA CREEK ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1482 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
March 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1440 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure147 TEATREE GULLY ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing1461 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
2025· 1 proposal
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1564 Kaputar Road Bullawa Creek NSW 2390 (LOT 3)Determined
2024· 2 proposals
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling1586 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
March 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Residential Accommodation152 CUMNOCK LANE BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
2023· 2 proposals
July 2023
- Subdivision of land1398 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
March 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing1483 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
2022· 1 proposal
March 2022
- Shed1586 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
2021· 1 proposal
October 2021
- Dwelling1439 KAPUTAR ROAD BULLAWA CREEK 2390Determined
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)
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 · 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 83.9 km away).
Coalition 73.6%Labor 26.4%
10.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- NarrabriLabor 27.8% · Coalition 72.2% TPP (2025)24.1 km away
- Narrabri DangarLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)24.8 km away
- Narrabri WestLabor 22.9% · Coalition 77.1% TPP (2025)26.8 km away
- Baan BaaLabor 19.8% · Coalition 80.2% TPP (2025)39.0 km away
- BellataLabor 15.9% · Coalition 84.1% TPP (2025)43.3 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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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 Narrabri Council
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Comparable suburbs
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