NSW · Tweed Council

Mebbin, 2484

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,050,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$650/wk
  • National parks
  • Rural living
What Mebbin is known for: National parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Mebbin is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Tweed Council. The Shield Volcano is part of the surrounding geography.

Local amenities are a relative strength, with local amenities 100% above the peer median. Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 90% below the peer median, and population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 71% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher housing costs and weaker employment.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising local amenities over lower housing costs.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Housing is expensive relative to comparable places
  • Employment is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Shield Volcano

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Mebbin compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.05M

+13% change

Median rent

$650/wk

Houses $790 · Units $510

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

41st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$510
Houses (January to March 2026)
$790
All types (January to March 2026)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
75
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,050,000
Median price change
+12.9%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$46,488

17th percentile in NSW · -21% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$52,450

14th percentile in NSW · -19% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

37th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$62,401

37th percentile in NSW · -1% vs Australia

Residents with business income
17.0%

97th percentile in NSW · +64% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2484 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
11,549
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,535
Median net rent
$4,131
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,961
Taxable income vs state median
-17%
Salary / wages vs state median
-16%
Rental investment vs state median
-7%
Super vs state median
-11%
Business income vs state median
+70%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2484, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
30
Against the person
7
Against property
12
Rate per 1,000 residents
59.4
State crime-rate percentile
41.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1.98

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions3
  • Fraud2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
  • Malicious Damage To Property3
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Barkers Vale PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Collins Ck PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kyogle HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kyogle PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Nimbin CSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Tyalgum PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wiangaree PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wollumbin HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Mebbin National ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Cutters CampCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Nimbin Health Service (17.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
15
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.7

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Richmond
Member of Parliament
Justine ELLIOT (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
126,814
Turnout (2025)
89.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 40.0%Labor 60.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 26.4 km away).

Coalition 40.4%Labor 59.6%

0.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.2 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • TyalgumLabor 56.5% · Coalition 43.5% TPP (2025)11.3 km away
  • UkiLabor 68.1% · Coalition 31.9% TPP (2025)16.9 km away
  • ChillinghamLabor 52.2% · Coalition 47.8% TPP (2025)18.8 km away
  • Crystal CreekLabor 50.2% · Coalition 49.8% TPP (2025)21.9 km away
  • Stokers SidingLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)24.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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