NSW · Dubbo Regional Council
Elong Elong, NSW, 2831
Suburb snapshot
Elong Elong is a small locality in the Dubbo Regional area, home to around 142 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 154 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-14%), roughly 1084.5 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 142
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,145
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 63
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 55.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 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)
- 154
- Against the person
- 31
- Against property
- 68
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,084.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -14.4%
Most common offence types
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment15
- Malicious Damage To Property10
- Motor Vehicle Theft13
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences10
- Trespass17
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
21 public transport stops in this suburb
- 3658 Golden Hwy
- Dubbo St At Golden Hwy
- Golden Hwy Opp 3856
- Golden Hwy Opp Wattle Rd
- Saxa Rd Before Golden Hwy
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).
8 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah43 BOMELY STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Under Assessment
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Community facility31 DUBBO STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Under Assessment
2025· 3 proposals
October 2025
- Warehouse or distribution centre; Erection of a new structure; General industry4090 GOLDEN HIGHWAY ELONG ELONG 2831Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Farm building84 BARBIGAL STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision520 ELONG ELONG ROAD ELONG ELONG 2831Determined
2024· 1 proposal
March 2024
- Warehouse or distribution centre; Erection of a new structure; General industry4090 GOLDEN HIGHWAY ELONG ELONG 2831Determined
2022· 2 proposals
June 2022
- Other35 DUBBO STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Determined
May 2022
- Industrial development4090 GOLDEN HIGHWAY ELONG ELONG 2831Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2024… · 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)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- 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
- 3658 Golden Hwytransport
- Dubbo St At Golden Hwytransport
- Golden Hwy Opp 3856transport
- Golden Hwy Opp Wattle Rdtransport
- Saxa Rd Before Golden Hwytransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandahplanning43 BOMELY STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Lodged 16 Jun 2026 · Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Community facilityplanning31 DUBBO STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Lodged 22 Apr 2026 · Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Farm buildingplanning84 BARBIGAL STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Lodged 01 Jul 2025 · Determined
- Industrial developmentplanning4090 GOLDEN HIGHWAY ELONG ELONG 2831Lodged 06 May 2022 · Determined
- Otherplanning35 DUBBO STREET ELONG ELONG 2831Lodged 22 Jun 2022 · 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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