Median house price
$866k
+1.9% change
NSW · Shoalhaven Council
Falls Creek, 2540
Est. population · Jun 2025
971
Growth (1 yr)
+1.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.4%
Median age
49
Median income
$1,508/wk
Employment rate
53.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$866,000
Languages at home
3.5%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Shoalhaven Council, Falls Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. Buses are a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer community and employment relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Falls Creek snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$571/wk
Houses $600 · Units $465
Population (ERP)
971
+1.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
9.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#206
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
19th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
84th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
15th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 37.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4205th in Australia
- State rank
- 1311th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #206 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #454 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $465
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $600
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $571
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 300
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $866,000
- Median price change
- +1.9%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
971(June 2025)
+1.8% annual · +5.4% over 5 years · 84th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.8%
- 5-year growth
- +5.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +17
- Change in 5 years
- +50
- Growth rank in NSW
- 84th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,000), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 939
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,508
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 32 of 353
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,199
- Employment rate
- 53.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 321 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 39
- Against the person
- 14
- Against property
- 16
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 40.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 67 residents
- State safety percentile
- 19th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -6.9%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order135
- Domestic Violence Related Assault174
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment283
- Malicious Damage To Property261
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault146
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 921
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 15th
School list
- Falls Creek Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 921 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 59 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
80 public transport stops in this suburb
- 36 Gardner Rd
- Fairfax Rd At Jervis Bay Rd
- Jervis Bay Rd Opp Fairfax Rd
- Woollamia Rd At Fall Rd
- Woollamia Rd Opp Old Woollamia Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Well connected by public transport — 80 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Transport(3)
3 bus stops
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Nowra Private Hospital (11.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 23
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.7
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 210 mm · ~26 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 222 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 2°
- Rainfall
- 181 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 205 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 4 proposals
August 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool50 COMBERTON GRANGE ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Under Assessment
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 WATT ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house88 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Additional Information Requested
January 2026
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation26 MCARTHUR DRIVE FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
2025· 8 proposals
December 2025
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool; Supporting Development34 MCARTHUR DRIVE FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Animal boarding or training establishment8C PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Under Assessment
October 2025
- Subdivision53 WOOLLAMIA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
August 2025
- Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureD 981 PRINCES HIGHWAY FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
July 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6 LINNANE STREET FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation142 BLACKBUTT RANGE ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation39 MCARTHUR DRIVE FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation30 HART ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Withdrawn
2024· 10 proposals
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development264 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling88 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
August 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Fences36 JERVIS BAY ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development264 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation4 LINNANE STREET FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation33 GARDNER ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool49 WOOLLAMIA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
April 2024
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation34 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure34 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure52 JERVIS BAY ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
2023· 14 proposals
November 2023
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Tourist and visitor accommodation747 FALLS ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure142 BLACKBUTT RANGE ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support88 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
August 2023
- Secondary dwelling21 WILLOWGREEN ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
July 2023
- DwellingD 953 PRINCES HIGHWAY FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
June 2023
- Dual occupancy150 WOOLLAMIA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development25B PEPPER ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development8 MCARTHUR DRIVE FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
April 2023
- Dual occupancy88 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Shed139 WOOLLAMIA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
March 2023
- ShedD 1005 PRINCES HIGHWAY FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
February 2023
- Shed34 PARMA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
January 2023
- Subdivision of land49 WOOLLAMIA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Dwelling99 FALLS ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
2022· 5 proposals
December 2022
- Secondary dwelling20 WILLOWGREEN RD FALLS CREEK 2540 Lot 1 DP 587300Determined
November 2022
- Dwelling19 GARDNER ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; ShedDOWLING STREET FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Subdivision of land50 COMBERTON GRANGE ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
- Subdivision of land120 WOOLLAMIA ROAD FALLS CREEK 2540Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksPrinces Highway, Jervis Bay Road11 Feb 2024 – 29 Feb 2028
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Gilmore
- Member of Parliament
- Fiona PHILLIPS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,995
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 44.9%Labor 55.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.1 km away).
Coalition 51.2%Labor 48.8%
6.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Falls CreekLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
- TomerongLabor 53.9% · Coalition 46.1% TPP (2025)6.7 km away
- Nowra HillLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)7.0 km away
- HuskissonLabor 60.0% · Coalition 40.0% TPP (2025)8.0 km away
- Basin ViewLabor 53.7% · Coalition 46.3% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Shoalhaven Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.