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Medlow Bath, 2780

Est. population · Jun 2025

535

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.2%

Median age

52

Median income

$1,312/wk

Employment rate

50.5%

University qualified

33.7%

Work from home

34.1%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,000,000

Languages at home

12.6%non-English

Most common: Spanish, Vietnamese, Thai

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59.7/100
Good

Top 11% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Green suburb
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Medlow Bath is known for: Excellent transport, Green suburb, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Medlow Bath is a semi-rural locality near Sydney, in Blue Mountains Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Medlow Bath Railway Station group.

Dining and cafés are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 16% below the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 62% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are household incomes and weaker population growth, with household incomes 32% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising dining and lower rents over population growth.

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

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in New South Wales (189)

Strengths

  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes sit below the peer median
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Medlow Bath Railway Station group
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Medlow Bath compares

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

Median house price

$1M

+7.0% change

Median rent

$560/wk

Houses $605 · Units $420

Population (ERP)

535

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#11

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

60th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

51st

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

15%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
59.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 11% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
538th in Australia
State rank
222nd in NSW
Peer rank
#11 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#15 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
88%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$420
Houses (January to March 2026)
$605
All types (January to March 2026)
$560
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
72
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,000,000
Median price change
+7%

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

Estimated resident population

535(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · -0.2% over 5 years · 51th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
-0.2%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in NSW
51th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~550), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
569
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,312
Dwelling vacancy
15.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
47 of 306
Median monthly mortgage
$1,559
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$398
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
48% / 36.8% / 15.2%
Employment rate
50.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
34.1% / 3.4% / 37.2%
Walked or cycled to work
2.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
255 / 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

Qualifications

33.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 16.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified33.7% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified15.1% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational16.6% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below34.6% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture16.9%
  • Management and commerce14.7%
  • Creative arts13.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies12.3%
  • Health8.2%
  • Education7.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

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.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$51,748

35th percentile in NSW · -12% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,554

44th percentile in NSW · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

48th percentile in NSW · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$79,746

64th percentile in NSW · +26% vs Australia

Residents with business income
15.0%

91st percentile in NSW · +44% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2780 — 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
7,985
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,129
Median net rent
$3,582
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,222
Taxable income vs state median
-8%
Salary / wages vs state median
-3%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+13%
Business income vs state median
+50%

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

12.6% speak a language other than English at home; 24.4% born overseas

Language at home
477 English only · 69 other
Non-English at home
12.6%
Born overseas
134 (24.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
10 (1.8%)
Australian citizens
495
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
6

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Spanish8 · 27.6%
  • Vietnamese7 · 24.1%
  • Thai5 · 17.2%
  • German3 · 10.3%
  • Khmer3 · 10.3%
  • Tagalog3 · 10.3%

Religion

53.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 53.1%, while Christianity accounts for 34.3%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion53.1%32.8%
Christianity34.3%47.6%
Buddhism4.6%2.8%
Other / not stated8.1%16.9%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic12.1%22.4%
Anglican10.2%11.9%
Baptist3.5%1.2%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.6%1.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

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 2780, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
44
Against the person
11
Against property
16
Rate per 1,000 residents
82.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 52 residents
State crime-rate percentile
59.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+2.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
11
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
20.56

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions5
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment4
  • Malicious Damage To Property5
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault3
  • Steal From Retail Store4

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
  • Blackheath PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Katoomba HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Katoomba NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Katoomba PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Megalong PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

Public transport

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Acc To P1/2
  • Medlow Bath Station
  • Medlow Bath Station, Platform 1
  • Medlow Bath Station, Platform 2
  • Medlow Bath Station, Railway Pde

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

104 mapped amenities

5 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools · 1 ev charging · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 10 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
27/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.76
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
10.54
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.76
Food & drink(6)
  • Potbelly @ MedlowCafe

    1 Railway Parade

  • Boiler House CafeRestaurant
  • Hydro Majestic PavilionRestaurant
  • Salon Du TheRestaurant
  • Winter GardenRestaurant
  • Wintergarden, The Salon Du, Echose Restaurant & bar - Hydro MajesticRestaurant
Shopping(1)
  • QuickstopConvenience store
Everyday services(3)
  • ATM
  • Tesla Destination ChargerEV charging
  • UnitedPetrol station

    90-92 Great Western Highway

Sport & outdoors(11)
  • Great Blue Mountains TrailCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Nature reserve (2)
  • Medlow ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground
  • Public Toilet Medlow Bath ParkPublic toilets

    8 Railway Parade, Medlow Bath

  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Places to stay(3)
  • The GatehouseGuest house

    33 Station Street, Medlow Bath

  • The Chalet Guesthouse and StudioHotel

    50 Portland Road

  • The Hydro HotelHotel

    52-88 Great Western Highway

Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(7)

4 bus stops · 3 train stations

Other(24)
  • The ColosseumAttraction
  • Bench (8)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Blue Mountains MazdaCar

    42 Great Western Highway

  • UnitedCompressed Air
  • DelmonteConference Centre
  • Hydro Majestic BallroomDance
  • Medlow Bath Rural Fire BrigadeFire station

    8 Railway Parade

  • Garden (22)
  • Information
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Parking (9)
  • Kiss&RideParking Space
  • Parking Space (7)
  • Blue Mountains Insight Meditation CentrePlace of worship

    25 Rutland Road

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box
  • Public Bookcase
  • Shelter (5)
  • Telephone
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Transport for NSWTicket Validator
  • Vending machine
  • Waste Basket (3)

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

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Medlow ParkPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.4%
Woodland / forest cover
3.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
30
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
24°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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre

    25 Rutland Road

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital (4.2 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)
20
Participants per 1,000 residents
37.4

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
24° / 13°
Rainfall
282 mm · ~35 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
241 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / 3°
Rainfall
179 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
201 mm · ~25 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 12 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
    23 DELMONTE AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Residential Accommodation
    78 DELMONTE AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Additional Information Requested

  • August 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space
    22-24 COACHHOUSE LANE MEDLOW BATH 2780Additional Information Requested
  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    49 DELMONTE AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    26 DELMONTE AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Additional Information Requested
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    32 PORTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • June 2026

  • Subdivision
    6-18 SOMERSET STREET MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • May 2026

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    15 SHEILA STREET MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • March 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Supporting Development
    159 GRAND CANYON ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
    7 PORTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • January 2026

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    8 EUMEMMERING STREET MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    6-8 PARK STREET MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
2025· 7 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Supporting Development
    159 GRAND CANYON ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Withdrawn

  • October 2025

  • Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    34-36 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Withdrawn

  • June 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    28 DELMONTE AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    32 PORTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • April 2025

  • Hotel or motel accommodation; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Tourist and visitor accommodation
    52-88 Great Western Highway MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • February 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Skylights, roof windows and ventilators
    57-63 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • January 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    42 RAILWAY PARADE MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
2024· 7 proposals

  • November 2024

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    8 EUMEMMERING STREET MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • October 2024

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    26 DELMONTE AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Withdrawn

  • September 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    47-55 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    27 ST ALBANS ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • June 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (external)
    42 RAILWAY PARADE MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • April 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Clothes hoists and clothes lines; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Landscaping structures; Letterboxes; Pathways and paving; Rainwater tanks
    28 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • January 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    37 PORTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
2023· 6 proposals

  • November 2023

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Clothes hoists and clothes lines; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Landscaping structures; Letterboxes; Pathways and paving; Rainwater tanks
    28 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    17 BELLEVUE CRESCENT MEDLOW BATH 2780Withdrawn

  • September 2023

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1 EGMONT ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • July 2023

  • Dwelling
    15 ST ALBANS ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • March 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    31-33 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • January 2023

  • Other
    178 GRAND CANYON ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
2022· 13 proposals

  • December 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    65-73 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • November 2022

  • Demolition; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    11 SHEILA STREET MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Subdivision of land
    26-28 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • October 2022

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    5 BELLEVUE CRESCENT MEDLOW BATH 2780Withdrawn
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    56 BEAUFORT STREET MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    22-24 RUTLAND ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • September 2022

  • Signage
    42 GREAT WESTERN HIGHWAY MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Retaining walls, protection of trees
    9 BLUE GUM AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • August 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    22 BELLEVUE CRESCENT MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Dwelling
    1 DELMONTE AVENUE MEDLOW BATH 2780Withdrawn

  • July 2022

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    27 ST ALBANS ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

  • March 2022

  • Dwelling
    153-157 GRAND CANYON ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined
  • Other
    178 GRAND CANYON ROAD MEDLOW BATH 2780Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Medlow Bath Railway Station groupGreat Western Highway, Medlow BathSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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
Macquarie
Member of Parliament
Susan TEMPLEMAN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,939
Turnout (2025)
93.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.3%Labor 57.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 10.3 km away).

Coalition 21.3%Labor 78.7%

21.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Katoomba NorthLabor 79.6% · Coalition 20.4% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
  • BlackheathLabor 78.0% · Coalition 22.1% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
  • Katoomba CentralLabor 80.0% · Coalition 20.0% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
  • KatoombaLabor 86.6% · Coalition 13.4% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • Leura CentralLabor 71.1% · Coalition 28.9% TPP (2025)5.6 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Blue Mountains Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.