NSW · Camden Council
Ellis Lane, NSW, 2570
Desirability index
13.4/100
How this score is calculated#641 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Ellis Lane is a small locality in the Camden area, home to around 852 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,742 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-3%), roughly 2044.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750 (flats $500, houses $763), 10 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 852
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $2,269
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 277
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,370
- Employment rate
- 56.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 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)
- $763
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 503
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)
- 1,742
- Against the person
- 665
- Against property
- 709
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,044.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -3.2%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault175
- Fraud168
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment230
- Malicious Damage To Property189
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault136
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
10 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ellis Lane At Sunnyside Dr
- Ellis Lane At Werombi Rd
- Ellis Lane Before Werombi Rd
- Ellis Lane Opp Moffitts Lane
- Ellis Lane Opp Sunnyside Dr
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).
98 planning-related records
2026· 6 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Garage, carport or carparking space108 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Under Assessment
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool14 BALDWIN CLOSE ELLIS LANE 2570Withdrawn
April 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation44 MILFORD ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences43 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool17A TARCOOLA PLACE ELLIS LANE 2570Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure22 SUNNYSIDE DRIVE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
2025· 15 proposals
November 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space7 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure17 TARCOOLA PLACE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Demolition; Commercial cultivation of irrigated crops260 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Withdrawn
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support9 MILFORD ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure244 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Demolition; Commercial cultivation of irrigated crops260 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Withdrawn
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure46 MOORESFIELD LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences43 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
August 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool7 TARCOOLA PLACE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
July 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure25 MILFORD ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure4 GRIGG CLOSE ELLIS LANE 2570Withdrawn
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 CENTENNIAL LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation202 WEROMBI ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 MILFORD ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Swimming pool17 SUNNYSIDE DRIVE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
2024· 15 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 CENTENNIAL LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
November 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces7 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Withdrawn
October 2024
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation46 MOORESFIELD LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool47 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
September 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 TARCOOLA PLACE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
August 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool24 MILFORD ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
July 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure69 SUNNYSIDE DRIVE ELLIS LANE 2570Withdrawn
- Shed; Erection of a new structure143 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation135 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
June 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Erection of a new structure7 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool13 CENTENNIAL LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Carport73 SUNNYSIDE DRIVE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
March 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure143 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
February 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure33 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences43 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
2023· 18 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool11 TARCOOLA PLACE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
November 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space146 WEROMBI ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
October 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Swimming pool72 Ellis Lane Ellis Lane 2570Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure164 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Determined
2022· 20 proposals
20 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 17 proposals
17 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2020. 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; 2020–2026; 2021… · 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)
- 9/10
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 13.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #641 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ellis Lane At Sunnyside Drtransport
- Ellis Lane At Werombi Rdtransport
- Ellis Lane Before Werombi Rdtransport
- Ellis Lane Opp Moffitts Lanetransport
- Ellis Lane Opp Sunnyside Drtransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Swimming poolplanning72 Ellis Lane Ellis Lane 2570Lodged 18 Oct 2023 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodationplanning202 WEROMBI ROAD ELLIS LANE 2570Lodged 22 May 2025 · Determined
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodationplanning46 MOORESFIELD LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Lodged 21 Oct 2024 · Determined
- Demolition; Commercial cultivation of irrigated cropsplanning260 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Lodged 12 Nov 2025 · Withdrawn
- Demolition; Commercial cultivation of irrigated cropsplanning260 ELLIS LANE ELLIS LANE 2570Lodged 10 Oct 2025 · Withdrawn
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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