NSW · Mid-Western Regional Council
Home Rule, NSW, 2850
Suburb snapshot
Home Rule is a small locality in the Mid-Western Regional area, home to around 55 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,374 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+1%), roughly 24981.8 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $620 (flats $420, houses $630), 8 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
- 55
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $966
- Dwelling vacancy
- 37%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 27
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 38.1%
- 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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $420
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $630
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $620
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 210
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)
- 1,374
- Against the person
- 459
- Against property
- 452
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24,981.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 83.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +1.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order107
- Breach Bail Conditions86
- Domestic Violence Related Assault102
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment183
- Malicious Damage To Property142
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
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- 153 Drews Lane
- 153 Drews Lane
- 1756 Henry Lawson Dr
- 34 Drews Lane
- Mudhut Creek Rd At Henry Lawson 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).
3 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture191 KAOLIN ROAD HOME RULE 2850Determined
2022· 2 proposals
October 2022
- Other191 Kaolin Road Home Rule NSWDetermined
May 2022
- Shed65 DREWS LANE HOME RULE 2850Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2026 · 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Henry Lawson ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
- 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)
- 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
- 153 Drews Lanetransport
- 153 Drews Lanetransport
- 1756 Henry Lawson Drtransport
- 34 Drews Lanetransport
- Mudhut Creek Rd At Henry Lawson Drtransport
- Henry Lawson Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Erection of a new structure; Agricultureplanning191 KAOLIN ROAD HOME RULE 2850Lodged 21 Apr 2026 · Determined
- Otherplanning191 Kaolin Road Home Rule NSWLodged 26 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Shedplanning65 DREWS LANE HOME RULE 2850Lodged 31 May 2022 · Determined
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime107
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- 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