NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Exeter (NSW), NSW, 2579
Desirability index
#316 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Exeter (NSW) is a small locality in the Wingecarribee area, home to around 1,087 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 200 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-2%), roughly 184.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $570, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,087
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,914
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 85 of 512
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Employment rate
- 54.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 16 / 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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $570
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)
- 200
- Against the person
- 47
- Against property
- 108
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 184
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 23 residents
- State safety percentile
- 14.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -2%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling11
- Fraud40
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment23
- Malicious Damage To Property19
- Motor Vehicle Theft11
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,030
- Exeter Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
99 public transport stops in this suburb
- ENT Bundanoon Rd
- ENT Ringwood Rd
- Exeter Rd Opp Exeter Oval
- Exeter Station
- Level Crossing
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).
192 planning-related records
2026· 13 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 VINE LODGE LANE EXETER 2579Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure15 VINE LODGE LANE EXETER 2579Under Assessment
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure580 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Under Assessment
May 2026
- Restaurant or cafe; Erection of a new structure61 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation18 SCHOOL LANE EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation20 MIDDLE ROAD EXETER 2579Under Assessment
April 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Farm buildings; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Tennis courts; Residential Accommodation267 BUNDANOON ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
March 2026
- SubdivisionMIDDLE ROAD EXETER 2579Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation14-16 VINE LODGE LANE EXETER 2579Under Assessment
- Subdivision48-54 MIDDLE ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 BUSKERS AVENUE EXETER 2579Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 VINE LODGE LANE EXETER 2579Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation40 MORGANS ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
2025· 18 proposals
November 2025
- Subdivision440 STONEQUARRY CREEK ROAD EXETER 2579Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Hot water systems; Skylights, roof windows and ventilators; Tennis courts397 OLD ARGYLE ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 NORWOOD STREET EXETER 2579Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space4 WILSONS LANE EXETER 2579Withdrawn
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation414 ELLSMORE ROAD EXETER 2579Deferred Commencement
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture183 RINGWOOD ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 BUSKERS AVENUE EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure638 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
May 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Swimming pool676 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool299 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure638 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
March 2025
- Subdivision70 WESTGROVE ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Subdivision267 BUNDANOON ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure571 ELLSMORE ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure416 ELLSMORE ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation574A ELLSMORE ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure236 BUNDANOON ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 RINGWOOD LANE EXETER 2579Determined
2024· 28 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure235 WERAI ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space194 OLD ARGYLE ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation10 INDIGO LANE EXETER 2579Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Farm building431 Old Argyle Road exeter nsw 2579Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Agriculture211 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation18 SCHOOL LANE EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure42 PARSLAND CLOSE EXETER 2579Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure321 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure34 SCHOOL LANE EXETER 2579Determined
2023· 34 proposals
34 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 46 proposals
46 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 52 proposals
52 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 1 proposal
1 proposal 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
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Parking
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Exeter ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Exeter Railway Station groupMain Southern railway, ExeterSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 65.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #316 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ENT Bundanoon Rdtransport
- ENT Ringwood Rdtransport
- Exeter Rd Opp Exeter Ovaltransport
- Exeter Stationtransport
- Level Crossingtransport
- Exeter Railway Station groupheritageMain Southern railway, ExeterSHR
- Exeter Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Hot water systems; Skylights, roof windows and ventilators; Tennis courtsplanning397 OLD ARGYLE ROAD EXETER 2579Lodged 12 Nov 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming poolplanning299 SALLYS CORNER ROAD EXETER 2579Lodged 09 May 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning11 BUSKERS AVENUE EXETER 2579Lodged 19 Feb 2026 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- 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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