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NSW · Lismore Council

Mountain Top, NSW, 2480

Suburb snapshot

Mountain Top is a small locality in the Lismore area, home to around 45 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4,622 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-8%), roughly 102711.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $550 (flats $425, houses $620), 12 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.

Population

Population
45
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
27.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 29
Median monthly mortgage
$1,170
Employment rate
56.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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)
$425
Houses (January to March 2026)
$620
All types (January to March 2026)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
252

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

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
4,622
Against the person
1,237
Against property
1,753
Rate per 1,000 residents
102,711.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1 residents
State safety percentile
95.4th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-7.7%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions513
  • Fraud284
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment361
  • Malicious Damage To Property360
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault312

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

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 101 Lodge Rd
  • 585 Mountain Top Rd
  • Lodge Rd At Mountain Top Rd
  • Mountain Top Rd Opp 565
  • Mountain Top Rd Opp Lodge Rd

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

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

2 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal

  • March 2022

  • Dual occupancy
    578 MOUNTAIN TOP ROAD MOUNTAIN TOP 2480Determined
2021· 1 proposal

  • July 2021

  • Dual occupancy
    578 MOUNTAIN TOP ROAD MOUNTAIN TOP 2480Determined

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Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

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Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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

Recent changes

  • 101 Lodge Rdtransport
  • 585 Mountain Top Rdtransport
  • Lodge Rd At Mountain Top Rdtransport
  • Mountain Top Rd Opp 565transport
  • Mountain Top Rd Opp Lodge Rdtransport
  • Dual occupancyplanning578 MOUNTAIN TOP ROAD MOUNTAIN TOP 2480Lodged 11 Mar 2022 · Determined
  • Dual occupancyplanning578 MOUNTAIN TOP ROAD MOUNTAIN TOP 2480Lodged 30 Jul 2021 · Determined
  • Breach Bail Conditionscrime513
  • Fraudcrime284
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime361

Data sources & freshness