NSW · Port Stephens Council
One Mile (NSW), NSW, 2316
Desirability index
74.3/100
How this score is calculated#116 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
One Mile (NSW) is a small locality in the Port Stephens area, home to around 501 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 291 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-5%), roughly 580.8 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $695, 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. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 501
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,542
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 182
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,211
- Employment rate
- 48.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 6 / 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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $740
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)
- 291
- Against the person
- 94
- Against property
- 121
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 580.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 26th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -4.9%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault32
- Fraud29
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment31
- Malicious Damage To Property29
- Other Offences19
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
18 public transport stops in this suburb
- Frost Rd After Saltbush Av
- Frost Rd Before Gan Gan Rd
- Gan Gan Rd Opp Eucalyptus Dr
- Middlerock Holiday Park, Gan Gan Rd
- One Mile Beach Holiday Park, Gan Gan 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).
53 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
March 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
February 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah43 REFLECTIONS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
January 2026
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool15 FROST ROAD ONE MILE 2316Determined
2025· 9 proposals
November 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure8 SEA MIST AVENUE ONE MILE 2316Determined
October 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool3 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation509 GAN GAN ROAD ONE MILE 2316Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 REFLECTIONS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool24 REFLECTIONS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
March 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool3 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool8 MELALEUCA DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
February 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool3 SEA MIST AVENUE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure11 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
2024· 9 proposals
October 2024
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)15 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
August 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation2 SAMURAI GROVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure423 GAN GAN ROAD ONE MILE 2316Withdrawn
- Shed; Erection of a new structure14 CASUARINA CLOSE ONE MILE 2316Determined
June 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool4 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation2 Samurai Grove, One Mile, NSW, 2316Determined
March 2024
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool3 SEA MIST AVENUE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool10 SEA MIST AVENUE ONE MILE 2316Determined
2023· 7 proposals
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use4 SAMURAI GROVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
October 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Veterinary hospital562 GAN GAN ROAD ONE MILE 2316Determined
September 2023
- Dual occupancy6 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
July 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing536 GAN GAN ROAD ONE MILE 2316Determined
March 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development8 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Shed15 FROST ROAD ONE MILE 2316Determined
2022· 15 proposals
December 2022
- Dwelling2 SAMURAI GROVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Shed2 SAMURAI GROVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
November 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing3 SALTBUSH AVENUE ONE MILE 2316Determined
October 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Shed2 REFLECTIONS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
August 2022
- Dwelling6 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing509 GAN GAN ROAD ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing29 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
May 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Shed14 SEA MIST AVENUE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Shed19 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
April 2022
- Other6 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
- Shed28 EUCALYPTUS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Determined
March 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development15 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Determined
2021· 9 proposals
9 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 1 proposal
1 proposal 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
15 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (3)
- Frost Rd after Gan Gan RdBus stop
- Frost Rd after Saltbush AvBus stop
- Frost Rd before Gan Gan RdBus stop
- Frost Rd before Saltbush AvBus stop
- Gan Gan Rd before Eucalyptus DrBus stop
- Gan Gan Rd opp Eucalyptus DrBus stop
- Gan Gan Rd opp Middlerock Holiday ParkBus stop
- Gan Gan Rd opp One Mile Beach Holiday ParkBus stop
- Middlerock Holiday Park, Gan Gan RdBus 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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 74.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #116 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
- Frost Rd After Saltbush Avtransport
- Frost Rd Before Gan Gan Rdtransport
- Gan Gan Rd Opp Eucalyptus Drtransport
- Middlerock Holiday Park, Gan Gan Rdtransport
- One Mile Beach Holiday Park, Gan Gan Rdtransport
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning8 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Lodged 23 Mar 2023 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning15 ECHO PLACE ONE MILE 2316Lodged 01 Mar 2022 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandahplanning43 REFLECTIONS DRIVE ONE MILE 2316Lodged 05 Feb 2026 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Veterinary hospitalplanning562 GAN GAN ROAD ONE MILE 2316Lodged 24 Oct 2023 · Determined
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming poolplanning15 FROST ROAD ONE MILE 2316Lodged 14 Jan 2026 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- 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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