NSW · Federation Council
Hopefield, NSW, 2646
Suburb snapshot
Hopefield is a small locality in the Federation area, home to around 95 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 399 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-11%), roughly 4200.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $440 (flats $350, houses $465), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 95
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,208
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 30
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 70.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- $350
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $465
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $440
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 41
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)
- 399
- Against the person
- 97
- Against property
- 160
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4,200
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 57.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -10.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions32
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment32
- Malicious Damage To Property34
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault23
- Trespass34
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
21 public transport stops in this suburb
- 7216 Riverina Hwy
- Hopefield Rd At Lavis Rd
- Hopefield Siding Rd At Hopefield Rd
- Riverina Hwy At Taylors Rd
- Riverina Hwy Opp Farleton 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).
4 planning-related records
2022· 2 proposals
October 2022
- Other277 GLENARA ROAD HOPEFIELD 2646Determined
January 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development310 LILYDALE ROAD HOPEFIELD 2646Determined
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Subdivision of land506 PIGGINS ROAD HOPEFIELD 2646Determined
October 2021
- Demolition277 Glenara Road, Hopefield 2646Determined
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- 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
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
- 7216 Riverina Hwytransport
- Hopefield Rd At Lavis Rdtransport
- Hopefield Siding Rd At Hopefield Rdtransport
- Riverina Hwy At Taylors Rdtransport
- Riverina Hwy Opp Farleton Rdtransport
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning310 LILYDALE ROAD HOPEFIELD 2646Lodged 12 Jan 2022 · Determined
- Demolitionplanning277 Glenara Road, Hopefield 2646Lodged 27 Oct 2021 · Determined
- Otherplanning277 GLENARA ROAD HOPEFIELD 2646Lodged 21 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Subdivision of landplanning506 PIGGINS ROAD HOPEFIELD 2646Lodged 25 Nov 2021 · Determined
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime32
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- 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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