NSW · Hilltops Council
Nubba, NSW, 2587
Suburb snapshot
Nubba is a small locality in the Hilltops area, home to around 77 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 156 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-9%), roughly 2026.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $450, limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 77
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,812
- Dwelling vacancy
- 23.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 38
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,387
- Employment rate
- 69.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $450
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)
- 156
- Against the person
- 65
- Against property
- 44
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,026
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -9.3%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault17
- Fraud10
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment27
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault10
- Trespass11
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
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Colorado Rd At Sherlocks Creek Rd
- Colorado Rd At Sherlocks Creek Rd
- Colorado Rd At Sherlocks Creek Rd
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).
5 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
November 2025
- SubdivisionSHERLOCKS CREEK ROAD NUBBA 2587Determined
2024· 1 proposal
August 2024
- Entertainment facility; Temporary building, structure or use5 Rose Street, Wombat NSW 2587Determined
2022· 2 proposals
June 2022
- Farm buildingsNUBBA 2587Determined
April 2022
- Farm buildings349 COORINGLE ROAD NUBBA 2587Determined
2021· 1 proposal
July 2021
- Secondary dwelling301 Cooringle Rd, Nubba, NSWDetermined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Recent changes
- Colorado Rd At Sherlocks Creek Rdtransport
- Colorado Rd At Sherlocks Creek Rdtransport
- Colorado Rd At Sherlocks Creek Rdtransport
- Entertainment facility; Temporary building, structure or useplanning5 Rose Street, Wombat NSW 2587Lodged 13 Aug 2024 · Determined
- Farm buildingsplanningNUBBA 2587Lodged 01 Jun 2022 · Determined
- Farm buildingsplanning349 COORINGLE ROAD NUBBA 2587Lodged 12 Apr 2022 · Determined
- Secondary dwellingplanning301 Cooringle Rd, Nubba, NSWLodged 08 Jul 2021 · Determined
- SubdivisionplanningSHERLOCKS CREEK ROAD NUBBA 2587Lodged 10 Nov 2025 · Determined
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime17
- Fraudcrime10
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- 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