NSW · Wollongong Council
Cleveland (NSW), NSW, 2530
Suburb snapshot
Cleveland (NSW) is a small locality in the Wollongong area, home to around 22 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,886 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+6%), roughly 85727.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $700 (flats $500, houses $730), limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 22
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $900
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 8
- Median monthly mortgage
- $800
- Employment rate
- 71.4%
- 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.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $500
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $730
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $700
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 156
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
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)
- 1,886
- Against the person
- 510
- Against property
- 727
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 85,727.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 94.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order123
- Domestic Violence Related Assault129
- Fraud127
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment174
- Malicious Damage To Property153
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
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Dapto High School, Cleveland Rd
- Dapto High School, Cleveland 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).
4 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Subdivision144 CLEVELAND ROAD CLEVELAND 2530Under Assessment
May 2026
- Temporary building, structure or use; Exhibition village144 CLEVELAND ROAD CLEVELAND 2530Under Assessment
2024· 2 proposals
December 2024
- SubdivisionFAIRWATER DRIVE CLEVELAND 2530Determined
October 2024
- Subdivision144 CLEVELAND ROAD CLEVELAND 2530Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2024; 2026 · 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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
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
- Dapto High School, Cleveland Rdtransport
- Dapto High School, Cleveland Rdtransport
- Subdivisionplanning144 CLEVELAND ROAD CLEVELAND 2530Lodged 29 Jun 2026 · Under Assessment
- SubdivisionplanningFAIRWATER DRIVE CLEVELAND 2530Lodged 09 Dec 2024 · Determined
- Subdivisionplanning144 CLEVELAND ROAD CLEVELAND 2530Lodged 22 Oct 2024 · Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Exhibition villageplanning144 CLEVELAND ROAD CLEVELAND 2530Lodged 13 May 2026 · Under Assessment
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime123
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime129
- Fraudcrime127
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime174
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