NSW · Kiama Council
Minnamurra, NSW, 2533
Desirability index
#24 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Minnamurra is a small locality in the Kiama area, home to around 804 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 607 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 755.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750 (flats $605, houses $800), 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 804
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,577
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 50 of 345
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,580
- Employment rate
- 49.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 36 / 3
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)
- $605
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $800
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 78
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)
- 607
- Against the person
- 127
- Against property
- 281
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 755
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 6 residents
- State safety percentile
- 29.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -11.5%
Most common offence types
- Fraud44
- Malicious Damage To Property53
- Other Theft40
- Steal From Retail Store38
- Transport Regulatory Offences67
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
- 1,068
- Minnamurra 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
37 public transport stops in this suburb
- Minnamurra Station
- Minnamurra Station, Platform 1
- Minnamurra Station, Railway Av
- RMP Railway Av
- Railway Av Opp Beach 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).
58 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 FEDERAL STREET MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
March 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house102 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Additional Information Requested
- Erection of a new structure; Carport; Supporting Development32A CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
January 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure185 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Letterboxes; Pathways and paving; Rainwater tanks; Skylights, roof windows and ventilators; Residential Accommodation120 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
2025· 7 proposals
November 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Access ramp; Awnings, blinds and canopies22 BOYD STREET MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
August 2025
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure4 THE VILLAGE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation33 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Withdrawn
June 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Community facility4 RITCHIE PLACE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
May 2025
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation6 NORTH STREET MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 RIVER STREET MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation127 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
2024· 12 proposals
December 2024
- Demolition; Subdivision; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation20 ROBINSON AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space3 RANGOON ROAD MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation4 AUSTIN AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation127 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Withdrawn
August 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation148 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
June 2024
- Demolition19 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool103 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure169 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 RAILWAY AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Dual occupancy; Subdivision; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (detached)22 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure26 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 FEDERAL STREET MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
2023· 4 proposals
October 2023
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure100 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling127A CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
June 2023
- Other157 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
May 2023
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Demolition43 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
2022· 13 proposals
December 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development176 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development86 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Other446 RIVERSIDE DRIVE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Retaining walls, protection of trees138 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Stratum / community title subdivision; Shed8 BOYD STREET MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
August 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development26 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development40 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition44 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
June 2022
- Dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Earthworks / change in levels; Garages, carports and car parking spaces4 RANGOON ROAD MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
April 2022
- Home business11 THE VILLAGE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
January 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition42 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development141 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Determined
2021· 15 proposals
15 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 2 proposals
2 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
32 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking
- Bike Lockers - Minnamurra Station, cnr North St & Railway AveBicycle Parking
- Charles Av after Carlson PlBus stop
- Charles Av after North StBus stop
- Charles Av after Railway AvBus stop
- Charles Av at North StBus stop
- Charles Av before Rangoon RdBus stop
- Charles Av opp Carson PlBus stop
- Charles Av opp North StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- James Oates ReservePark
- North Street ReservePark
- Trevethan ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
- 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)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 94.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #24 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Minnamurra Stationtransport
- Minnamurra Station, Platform 1transport
- Minnamurra Station, Railway Avtransport
- RMP Railway Avtransport
- Railway Av Opp Beach Sttransport
- James Oates Reservegovernmentpark
- North Street Reservegovernmentpark
- Trevethan Reservegovernmentpark
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning86 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Lodged 15 Dec 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning141 CHARLES AVENUE MINNAMURRA 2533Lodged 10 Jan 2022 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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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