NSW · Cessnock Council
Elrington, NSW, 2325
Suburb snapshot
Elrington is a small locality in the Cessnock area, home to around 155 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3,329 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+2%), roughly 21477.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $550 (flats $463, houses $570), 6 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 155
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $1,843
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 60
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 52%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 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)
- $463
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $570
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 271
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)
- 3,329
- Against the person
- 1,049
- Against property
- 1,325
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 21,477.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +2.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order198
- Breach Bail Conditions379
- Domestic Violence Related Assault299
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment371
- Malicious Damage To Property332
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
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Elrington Dr At Jacaranda Gr
- Elrington Dr At Jacaranda Gr
- Lake Rd Before Elrington Dr
- Lake Rd Before Elrington Dr
- Lake Rd Opp Elrington 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).
8 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
May 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Shipping containers4 JACARANDA GROVE ELRINGTON 2325Determined
April 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation138 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Determined
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- Dual occupancy463 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Determined
July 2022
- Other425 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Determined
March 2022
- Other176 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Determined
2021· 2 proposals
December 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces4 JACARANDA GROVE ELRINGTON 2325Determined
August 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing8 JACARANDA GROVE ELRINGTON 2325Determined
2020· 1 proposal
November 2020
- Dwelling; Shed704 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Determined
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)
- 6/10
- 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
- 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
- Elrington Dr At Jacaranda Grtransport
- Elrington Dr At Jacaranda Grtransport
- Lake Rd Before Elrington Drtransport
- Lake Rd Before Elrington Drtransport
- Lake Rd Opp Elrington Drtransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodationplanning138 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Lodged 08 Apr 2025 · Determined
- Dual occupancyplanning463 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Lodged 07 Dec 2022 · Determined
- Dwelling; Shedplanning704 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Lodged 30 Nov 2020 · Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanning4 JACARANDA GROVE ELRINGTON 2325Lodged 02 Dec 2021 · Determined
- Otherplanning425 LAKE ROAD ELRINGTON 2325Lodged 20 Jul 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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