NSW · Tamworth Regional Council
Hanging Rock, NSW, 2340
Suburb snapshot
Hanging Rock is a small locality in the Tamworth Regional area, home to around 98 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 8,199 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-3%), roughly 83663.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $490 (flats $390, houses $525), 10 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 98
- Median age
- 58
- Median household income / week
- $849
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 50
- Median monthly mortgage
- $778
- Employment rate
- 35.6%
- 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)
- $390
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $525
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $490
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 551
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)
- 8,199
- Against the person
- 2,148
- Against property
- 3,242
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 83,663.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 94.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -2.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order550
- Breach Bail Conditions1095
- Domestic Violence Related Assault695
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment697
- Malicious Damage To Property790
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
10 public transport stops in this suburb
- 871 Barry Rd
- 872 Barry Rd
- Barry Rd At Forest Way
- Barry Rd At Hanging Rock Lookout Rd
- Sheba Dams Camping Reserve, Barry Rd
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).
6 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
February 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces863 BARRY ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Determined
2022· 4 proposals
August 2022
- DwellingBARRY ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling1427 BARRY ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Determined
- Shed1020 Barry Road, Hanging RoackWithdrawn
January 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition71 MORRISONS GAP ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Determined
2021· 1 proposal
October 2021
- Dwelling872 BARRY ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · 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
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Sheba Dam ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 871 Barry Rdtransport
- 872 Barry Rdtransport
- Barry Rd At Forest Waytransport
- Barry Rd At Hanging Rock Lookout Rdtransport
- Sheba Dams Camping Reserve, Barry Rdtransport
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Sheba Dam Reservegovernmentpark
- DwellingplanningBARRY ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Lodged 11 Aug 2022 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning1427 BARRY ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Lodged 23 May 2022 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning872 BARRY ROAD HANGING ROCK 2340Lodged 14 Oct 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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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