NSW · Tweed Council

Midginbil, 2484

Est. population · Jun 2025

88

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.0%

Median age

50

Median income

$1,542/wk

Employment rate

41.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,050,000

Languages at home

5.3%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Midginbil is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

Midginbil offers a slower smaller community life in Tweed Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Trips to Sydney are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.

Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

At a glance

Midginbil snapshot

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)

88

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

38th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

71st

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

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

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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

88(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +6.0% over 5 years · 71th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+6.0%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in NSW
71th 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 (~100), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
84
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,542
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 23
Median monthly mortgage
$1,798
Employment rate
41.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
28 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
5
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
56.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 84 residents
State safety percentile
37.7th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions140
  • Fraud65
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment80
  • Malicious Damage To Property129
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault81

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

8 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 264 Doon Doon Rd
  • Doon Doon Rd At Midginbil Rd
  • Doon Doon Rd Opp 264
  • Doon Doon Rd Opp Midginbil Rd
  • Midginbil Rd At Doon Doon Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

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

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Nimbin Health Service (11.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
34.1

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 (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

5 planning-related records

2025· 2 proposals
  • December 2025

  • Shed; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
    252 MIDGINBIL ROAD MIDGINBIL 2484Withdrawn
  • November 2025

  • Shed; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
    252 MIDGINBIL ROAD MIDGINBIL 2484Withdrawn
2024· 1 proposal
  • January 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    98 MIDGINBIL ROAD MIDGINBIL 2484Determined
2022· 2 proposals
  • December 2022

  • Dwelling
    24 MIDGINBIL ROAD MIDGINBIL 2484Determined
  • February 2022

  • Dwelling
    24 MIDGINBIL ROAD MIDGINBIL 2484Withdrawn

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState 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 21.0 km away).

Coalition 33.6%Labor 66.4%

6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.0 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • UkiLabor 68.1% · Coalition 31.9% TPP (2025)11.7 km away
  • DurrumbulLabor 73.7% · Coalition 26.3% TPP (2025)14.4 km away
  • TyalgumLabor 56.5% · Coalition 43.5% TPP (2025)17.1 km away
  • BillinudgelLabor 71.0% · Coalition 29.0% TPP (2025)17.3 km away
  • Wilsons CreekLabor 75.4% · Coalition 24.6% TPP (2025)17.5 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

More in Tweed Council

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Comparable suburbs

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