NSW · Dungog Council
Lostock, NSW, 2311
Suburb snapshot
Lostock is a small locality in the Dungog area, home to around 65 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 29 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-34%), roughly 446.2 offences per 1,000 residents, 6 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 65
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $833
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 26
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,715
- Employment rate
- 38.8%
- 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 29
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 14
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 446.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 6 residents
- State safety percentile
- 23.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -34.1%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault5
- Fraud4
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment4
- Malicious Damage To Property3
- Other Theft4
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
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1821 Paterson River Rd
- 1821 Paterson River Rd
- 1821 Paterson River Rd
- 2001 Paterson River Rd
- 2001 Paterson River 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).
7 planning-related records
2025· 3 proposals
October 2025
- Subdivision3041 PATERSON RIVER ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Determined
February 2025
- Demolition34 LOSTOCK SCHOOL ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Determined
January 2025
- Subdivision3041 PATERSON RIVER ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Determined
2024· 1 proposal
October 2024
- Subdivision3041 PATERSON RIVER ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Withdrawn
2023· 1 proposal
November 2023
- Subdivision; Extensive agriculture; Agriculture1906 Paterson River Road, LOSTOCK, NSW, 2001Determined
2022· 1 proposal
September 2022
- Dual occupancy1 LOSTOCK SCHOOL ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Determined
2021· 1 proposal
May 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Change of use35 LOSTOCK SCHOOL ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Determined
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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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)
- 43
- 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
- 1821 Paterson River Rdtransport
- 1821 Paterson River Rdtransport
- 1821 Paterson River Rdtransport
- 2001 Paterson River Rdtransport
- 2001 Paterson River Rdtransport
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Change of useplanning35 LOSTOCK SCHOOL ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Lodged 06 May 2021 · Determined
- Demolitionplanning34 LOSTOCK SCHOOL ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Lodged 19 Feb 2025 · Determined
- Dual occupancyplanning1 LOSTOCK SCHOOL ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Lodged 15 Sep 2022 · Determined
- Subdivisionplanning3041 PATERSON RIVER ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Lodged 09 Oct 2025 · Determined
- Subdivisionplanning3041 PATERSON RIVER ROAD LOSTOCK 2311Lodged 09 Jan 2025 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- 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