NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Kangaloon, NSW, 2576
Desirability index
54.5/100
How this score is calculated#425 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kangaloon is a small locality in the Wingecarribee area, home to around 206 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 416 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-11%), roughly 2019.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $850 (flats $485, houses $910), 1 school and preschool site in the area, 6 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 206
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $2,650
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 81
- Median monthly mortgage
- $6,500
- Employment rate
- 51.4%
- 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)
- $485
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $910
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 81
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)
- 416
- Against the person
- 128
- Against property
- 149
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,019.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -11.1%
Most common offence types
- Fraud34
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment43
- Malicious Damage To Property47
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault45
- Other Offences25
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,074
- Kangaloon Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Glenburn Property, Kangaloon Rd
- Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon Rd
- Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon Rd
- Kangaloon Rd Opp Kangaloon Public School
- Kangaloon Rd Opp Kangaloon Public School
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).
41 planning-related records
2026· 7 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support77 KIA-ORA LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support152 MALONEYS LANE KANGALOON 2576Under Assessment
April 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure172 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Under Assessment
- Demolition; Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure1515 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
March 2026
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure165 ORFORDS ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure90 KIA-ORA LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Farm buildings; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Pathways and paving; Rainwater tanks; Tennis courts; Swimming pool77 KIA-ORA LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
2025· 6 proposals
November 2025
- Farm buildings; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1515 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationHAWTHORNE LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure172 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
June 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Tennis courts; Swimming pool1140 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Tennis courts1620 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
February 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation60 WARREEAH LANE KANGALOON 2576Withdrawn
2024· 5 proposals
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure115 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space80 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture1641 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
June 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure172 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport70 KIA-ORA LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation1139 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure115 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1620 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
September 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development60 WARREEAH LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
June 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing1801 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
February 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development; Other115 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
January 2023
- Dwelling; Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces1801 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
2022· 6 proposals
September 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces1721 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling; Earthworks / change in levels152 HAWTHORNE LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Dwelling; Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces1801 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
April 2022
- Dwelling1577 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed; Other172 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
March 2022
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling1139 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
2021· 10 proposals
December 2021
- Dwelling; Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces1801 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development1140 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Dwelling1840 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development1239 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Dwelling111 ORFORDS ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
October 2021
- Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Farm buildings1238 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Determined
July 2021
- Subdivision of land34 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development150 HAWTHORNE LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
March 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development115 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Determined
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)
- 10/10
- 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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Wingecarribee SwampIllawarra Highway, RobertsonSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 5
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 54.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #425 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Glenburn Property, Kangaloon Rdtransport
- Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon Rdtransport
- Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon Rdtransport
- Kangaloon Rd Opp Kangaloon Public Schooltransport
- Kangaloon Rd Opp Kangaloon Public Schooltransport
- Wingecarribee SwampheritageIllawarra Highway, RobertsonSHR
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning60 WARREEAH LANE KANGALOON 2576Lodged 14 Sep 2023 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning1239 KANGALOON ROAD KANGALOON 2576Lodged 01 Dec 2021 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning150 HAWTHORNE LANE KANGALOON 2576Lodged 22 Jul 2021 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning115 TRIG STATION LANE KANGALOON 2576Lodged 31 Mar 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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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