NSW · Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Delegate, NSW, 2633
Desirability index
#802 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Delegate is a small locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional area, home to around 295 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 19 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-14%), roughly 64.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 295
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $785
- Dwelling vacancy
- 33.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 63 of 186
- Median monthly mortgage
- $859
- Employment rate
- 45.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 19
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 64.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 37 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -13.6%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault4
- Fraud2
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
- Other Theft2
- Trespass2
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 982
- Delegate Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
33 public transport stops in this suburb
- 3450 Delegate Rd
- Balgownie Rd At Delegate Rd
- Bombala St Before Church St
- Bombala St Opp Delegate Post Office
- Delegate Public School, Campbell St
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).
13 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Playground equipment34 BOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
2024· 1 proposal
August 2024
- Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home20 STEWART STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
2023· 4 proposals
September 2023
- Multi-dwelling housingSTEWART STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Change of use43 BOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
May 2023
- School based child care34 BOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to commercial development56 BOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
2022· 5 proposals
August 2022
- DwellingLot 284, Powers Rd Delegate NSWDetermined
- Dwelling; Hotel or motel accommodationBOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
March 2022
- Dwelling; Shed5 BOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
February 2022
- Dwelling1-5 Hayden street Delegate NSW 2633Determined
January 2022
- OtherBOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
2021· 2 proposals
September 2021
- Shed1-5 Hayden street Delegate 2633Rejected
August 2021
- Dual occupancy11 HAYDEN STREET DELEGATE 2633Determined
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
- Delegate Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Delegate Multi-Purpose ServiceCraigie Streethospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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)
- 19
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 15.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #802 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 3450 Delegate Rdtransport
- Balgownie Rd At Delegate Rdtransport
- Bombala St Before Church Sttransport
- Bombala St Opp Delegate Post Officetransport
- Delegate Public School, Campbell Sttransport
- Delegate Multi-Purpose ServicehealthCraigie Streethospital
- Delegate Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations and additions to commercial developmentplanning56 BOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Lodged 24 Feb 2023 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Change of useplanning43 BOMBALA STREET DELEGATE 2633Lodged 18 Aug 2023 · Determined
- Dual occupancyplanning11 HAYDEN STREET DELEGATE 2633Lodged 05 Aug 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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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