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NSW · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

Forbes Creek, NSW, 2621

Suburb snapshot

Forbes Creek is a small locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional area, home to around 62 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 210 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-14%), roughly 3387.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $800, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.

Population

Population
62
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$2,666
Dwelling vacancy
26.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 30
Median monthly mortgage
$1,875
Employment rate
54.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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)
$800
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
37

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
210
Against the person
51
Against property
103
Rate per 1,000 residents
3,387.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1 residents
State safety percentile
53.8th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-13.6%

Most common offence types

  • Break And Enter Non-Dwelling15
  • Fraud18
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment21
  • Malicious Damage To Property30
  • Trespass11

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

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

3 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal

  • January 2022

  • Recreational Uses
    582 NEILS CREEK ROAD FORBES CREEK 2621Determined
2021· 2 proposals

  • May 2021

  • Dwelling
    3 55 DANIEL LANE FORBES CREEK 2621Determined

  • March 2021

  • Other
    582 NEILS CREEK ROAD FORBES CREEK 2621Determined

Data sources & freshness

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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

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)
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

  • Dwellingplanning3 55 DANIEL LANE FORBES CREEK 2621Lodged 25 May 2021 · Determined
  • Otherplanning582 NEILS CREEK ROAD FORBES CREEK 2621Lodged 05 Mar 2021 · Determined
  • Recreational Usesplanning582 NEILS CREEK ROAD FORBES CREEK 2621Lodged 18 Jan 2022 · Determined
  • Break And Enter Non-Dwellingcrime15
  • Fraudcrime18
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime21
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime30
  • Trespasscrime11

Data sources & freshness