NSW · Shoalhaven Council
Depot Beach, NSW, 2536
Suburb snapshot
Depot Beach is a small locality in the Shoalhaven area, home to around 34 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,534 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-31%), roughly 45117.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $580 (flats $470, houses $600), a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 34
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,937
- Dwelling vacancy
- 77.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 34 of 44
- Median monthly mortgage
- $5,000
- Employment rate
- 51.9%
- 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.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $470
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $600
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $580
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 155
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)
- 1,534
- Against the person
- 410
- Against property
- 551
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 45,117.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 89.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -30.9%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order102
- Breach Bail Conditions98
- Domestic Violence Related Assault116
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment135
- Malicious Damage To Property131
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
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure15 FAIRLEY STREET DEPOT BEACH 2536Withdrawn
2023· 3 proposals
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Subdivision2A DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Determined
April 2023
- Dwelling16 DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Determined
March 2023
- Dwelling10 FAIRLEY STREET DEPOT BEACH 2536Determined
2022· 1 proposal
November 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces8 DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Determined
2021· 2 proposals
June 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development3 FAIRLEY STREET DEPOT BEACH 2536Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision of land2A DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Determined
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
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Depot Beach Camping - 01Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 02Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 03Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 04Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 05Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 06Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 07Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 08Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 09Bbq
- Depot Beach Camping - 10Bbq
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- 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)
- 2
- 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
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning3 FAIRLEY STREET DEPOT BEACH 2536Lodged 09 Jun 2021 · Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision of landplanning2A DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Lodged 07 Jun 2021 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning16 DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Lodged 18 Apr 2023 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning10 FAIRLEY STREET DEPOT BEACH 2536Lodged 30 Mar 2023 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning15 FAIRLEY STREET DEPOT BEACH 2536Lodged 07 Jan 2025 · Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Subdivisionplanning2A DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Lodged 22 Nov 2023 · Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanning8 DEPOT BEACH ROAD DEPOT BEACH 2536Lodged 25 Nov 2022 · Determined
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime102
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime98
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime116
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)