NSW · Nambucca Valley Council
Congarinni North, NSW, 2447
Desirability index
15.3/100
How this score is calculated#392 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Congarinni North is a small locality in the Nambucca Valley area, home to around 394 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 649 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+16%), roughly 1647.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $573, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 394
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,239
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 14 of 151
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 54%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $580
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 38
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)
- 649
- Against the person
- 158
- Against property
- 270
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,647.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 41.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +16.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order48
- Breach Bail Conditions50
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment54
- Malicious Damage To Property47
- Steal From Motor Vehicle48
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
43 public transport stops in this suburb
- 959 Wilson Rd
- Rhones Creek Rd At Congarinni Road N
- Wilson Rd At Congarinni Rd N
- Wilson Rd Opp Congarinni Rd N
- Wilson Rd Opp Spaldings 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).
63 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
April 2026
- Subdivision90 WHITFIELDS ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Under Assessment
- Subdivision237 CORONATION ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support561 RHONES CREEK ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Portable offices180 CORONATION ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4 BEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Operational consent issued
2025· 14 proposals
December 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport; Supporting Development95 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
November 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Livestock processing industry4 FACTORY ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation11 BEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure561 RHONES CREEK ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Animal boarding or training establishment180 Coronation RoadDetermined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 BEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 BEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure561 RHONES CREEK ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Horticulture466 CONGARINNI ROAD NORTH CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Residential Accommodation17 BEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure2 LONDON LANE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Livestock processing industry4 FACTORY ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation88 CONGARINNI ROAD NORTH CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureCORONATION ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
2024· 13 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureLOT 7 BEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
November 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structureBEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
September 2024
- Subdivision294 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structureBEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
August 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure17 GRANDIS GLEN CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation88 CONGARINNI ROAD NORTH CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)804 CONGARINNI ROAD NORTH CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation561 RHONES CREEK ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure536 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
March 2024
- Subdivision; Agriculture445 CONGARINNI ROAD NORTH CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming poolCORONATION ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure536 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure683 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
2023· 18 proposals
November 2023
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah97 CORONATION ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structureCONGARINNI ROAD NORTH CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure2 BEDWELL PLACE CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation292 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure536 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure97 CORONATION ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure443 CONGARINNI ROAD NORTH CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure536 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Determined
2022· 10 proposals
10 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 3 proposals
3 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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)
- 3
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 15.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #392 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 959 Wilson Rdtransport
- Rhones Creek Rd At Congarinni Road Ntransport
- Wilson Rd At Congarinni Rd Ntransport
- Wilson Rd Opp Congarinni Rd Ntransport
- Wilson Rd Opp Spaldings Rdtransport
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Livestock processing industryplanning4 FACTORY ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Lodged 11 Nov 2025 · Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Livestock processing industryplanning4 FACTORY ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Lodged 10 Feb 2025 · Determined
- Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Animal boarding or training establishmentplanning180 Coronation RoadLodged 04 Jul 2025 · Determined
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandahplanning97 CORONATION ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Lodged 27 Nov 2023 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning536 WILSON ROAD CONGARINNI NORTH 2447Lodged 03 Apr 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- 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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