Deniliquin is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Murray River Council. It is close to the Edward River and the Murray River.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 68% below the peer median, and green cover is another of the suburb's defining strengths. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and lower socio-economic advantage.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising schools and parks and daily services over peace and quiet.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)
Strengths
School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
Green cover is a relative strength
Weaknesses
Reported crime in the wider postcode 2710 is elevated relative to comparable places
Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median
What stands out
Deniliquin Beach
Edward River
Murray River
River Council
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★☆☆☆☆
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Housing, growth and risk
How Deniliquin compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$440k
+42% change
Median rent
$375/wk
Houses $440 · Units $250
Population (ERP)
9,594
-0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
12.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#486
among Country & regional · Mature
Crime rate
89th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
8th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
27%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
25th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
35.1/100 — Below average
National rank
5574th in Australia
State rank
1851st in NSW
Peer rank
#486 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#850 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$250
Houses (January to March 2026)
$440
All types (January to March 2026)
$375
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
76
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$440,000
Median price change
+41.9%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
-0.1% annual · +0.2% over 5 years · 8th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.1%
5-year growth
+0.2%
Change in 1 year
-7
Change in 5 years
+22
Growth rank in NSW
8th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~9,500), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
7,432
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,221
Dwelling vacancy
12.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
412 of 3,404
Median monthly mortgage
$1,083
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$230
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
42.1% / 31% / 26.9%
Employment rate
52.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.6% / 0% / 78%
Walked or cycled to work
4.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,660 / 279 / 16 (+ 13 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
11.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 20.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified11.7% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified7.4% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational20.1% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below60.8% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Engineering and related technologies18.2%
Management and commerce17.8%
Health13.6%
Society and culture12.9%
Education11.3%
Agriculture and environment7.6%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$50,482
30th percentile in NSW · -14% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$55,998
27th percentile in NSW · -14% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
23rd percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$67,753
46th percentile in NSW · +7% vs Australia
Residents with business income
10.0%
47th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2710 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
5,931
Taxpayers reporting net rent
632
Median net rent
$1,500
Taxpayers reporting business income
584
Taxable income vs state median
-10%
Salary / wages vs state median
-11%
Rental investment vs state median
-21%
Super vs state median
-4%
Business income vs state median
0%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Seasonal & agricultural work
9.7% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.2× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
9.7%
58th percentile in NSW · +322% vs Australia
Resident workers (2021)
314
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462
Postcode 2710
Occupation mix in this industry
2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.
Managers131
Labourers82
Technicians and trades workers40
Machinery operators and drivers30
Clerical and administrative workers12
Professionals11
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2710 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.
Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)
Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Murray (SA4 109), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.
Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,575
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214756
Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415518
Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212389
Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412219
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211158
Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841994
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841650
Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310
Murray is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.
Census employed residents counted in G54: 3,239 · AFF share +385% vs the state.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0
Community & culture
3.3% speak a language other than English at home; 6.5% born overseas
Language at home
6,521 English only · 225 other
Non-English at home
3.3%
Born overseas
436 (6.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
397 (5.3%)
Australian citizens
6,544
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
13
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Malayalam9 · 12.2%
Punjabi9 · 12.2%
Sinhalese8 · 10.8%
Tagalog8 · 10.8%
Afrikaans7 · 9.5%
Cantonese6 · 8.1%
Thai5 · 6.8%
Turkish5 · 6.8%
Religion
50.7%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 50.7%, while 37.4% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
37.4%
32.8%
Christianity
50.7%
47.6%
Other / not stated
11.9%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
22.1%
22.4%
Anglican
14.6%
11.9%
Uniting Church
6.6%
2.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed
2.9%
1.9%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2710, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
1,222
Against the person
293
Against property
370
Rate per 1,000 residents
127.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 25 residents
State crime-rate percentile
88.5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+1.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
61
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
6.36
Most common offence types
Breach Apprehended Violence Order133
Breach Bail Conditions130
Domestic Violence Related Assault84
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment111
Malicious Damage To Property84
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
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
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
949.5
Median ICSEA percentile
25th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
Deniliquin High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 948 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 432 students · Top SEA quarter 8%View on My School →
Deniliquin North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 992 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 164 students · Top SEA quarter 12%View on My School →
Deniliquin South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 951 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 264 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View on My School →
Edward Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 872 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 105 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View on My School →
Mayrung Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 875 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 27 students · Top SEA quarter 1%View on My School →
St Michael's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1022 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 168 students · Top SEA quarter 19%View on My School →
School catchments
Bunnaloo PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Deniliquin HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Deniliquin NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Deniliquin SPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Edward PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Mathoura PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Great for outdoor family life — 17 parks mapped in suburb
Well connected by public transport — 182 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.29
Sport & outdoors(4)
Beach (3)
Murray Valley Regional ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(7)
Big 4 Deniliquin Holiday ParkCampground
Bylands Confest SiteCampground
Campground
Deni Car O Tel & Caravan ParkCampground
Four Post CampCampground
Willoughbys Beach CampgroundCampground
Reception - Deniliquin Riverside Caravan ParkCaravan park
20-24 Davidson Street, Deniliquin
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Deniliquin Health Service (10.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
4
Residential aged-care places
110
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Deniliquin Health ServiceHospital
GpGP
Aged-care services
IntereachDENILIQUINHome Care
Navorina Nursing HomeDENILIQUINResidential
Southern Cross Care Orana Residential Aged CareDENILIQUINResidential
Southern Cross Community Care - Murray RiverDENILIQUINHome Care
Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
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.
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° / 14°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
106 mm · ~13 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
14° / 4°
Rainfall
120 mm · ~15 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
22° / 8°
Rainfall
122 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Reduce your speed. Check signage. Exercise caution. Speed reductions, no stopping zones will be in place along Conargo Rd and Monee Swamp Rd.Traffic controllers will also be on site to direct motorists.Conargo Road, Moonee Swamp Road30 Sep 2026 – 03 Oct 2026
RoadworksHardinge Street, Wood Street15 Feb 2026 – 12 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
75mm Field Gun (moveable heritage item)72 End Street DeniliquinSHR
Public School & School Masters Residence (former)George Street, DeniliquinSHR
St Andrew's Uniting ChurchPoictiers Street, DeniliquinSHR
St Pauls Anglican Church & Hall (former)Cressy Street, Deniliquin (South)SHR
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Farrer
Member of Parliament
David FARLEY (One Nation)
Results from
2026 Farrer by-election
Two-candidate preferred (2026-by-election)
David FARLEY (One Nation) 57.6%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 42.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 66.0 km away).
David FARLEY (One Nation) 62.1%Michelle MILTHORPE (Independent) 37.9%
4.5 percentage points higher for David FARLEY than the electorate
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 · 2026-by-election · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10
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 (12%)