NSW · Mid-Western Regional Council
Lue, NSW, 2850
Desirability index
#743 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Lue is a small locality in the Mid-Western Regional area, home to around 216 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,374 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (+1%), roughly 6361.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $620 (flats $420, houses $630), 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 216
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,649
- Dwelling vacancy
- 25.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 99
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,375
- Employment rate
- 59.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 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
- 6,361.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 64.5th (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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 886
- Lue 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
21 public transport stops in this suburb
- 2385 Lue Rd
- Lue Rd At Cox St Ent
- Lue Rd At Martin St
- Lue Rd At Pyangle Rd
- Lue Rd Opp Martin St
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
2024· 2 proposals
July 2024
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Agriculture961/962/DP712220Withdrawn
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Jetty; Mooring; Mooring Pen; Water Infrastructure875/DP9938Determined
2023· 2 proposals
September 2023
- Subdivision1585 PYANGLE ROAD LUE 2850Determined
April 2023
- Dwelling18 DOWLING STREET LUE 2850Determined
2022· 1 proposal
January 2022
- Emergency services facility and bush fire hazard reduction3 GARNER STREET LUE 2850Determined
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- Shed18 DOWLING STREET LUE 2850Determined
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Ropes ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
- Lue Railway Station groupWallerawang-Gwabegar railway, LueSHR
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)
- 14
- 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
- 21.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #743 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
- 2385 Lue Rdtransport
- Lue Rd At Cox St Enttransport
- Lue Rd At Martin Sttransport
- Lue Rd At Pyangle Rdtransport
- Lue Rd Opp Martin Sttransport
- Lue Railway Station groupheritageWallerawang-Gwabegar railway, LueSHR
- Ropes Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Agricultureplanning961/962/DP712220Lodged 22 Jul 2024 · Withdrawn
- Dwellingplanning18 DOWLING STREET LUE 2850Lodged 20 Apr 2023 · Determined
- Emergency services facility and bush fire hazard reductionplanning3 GARNER STREET LUE 2850Lodged 24 Jan 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- 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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