NSW · Upper Hunter Shire Council
Parkville (NSW), NSW, 2337
Desirability index
#797 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Parkville (NSW) is a small locality in the Upper Hunter Shire area, home to around 275 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 550 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+13%), roughly 2000.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $510 (flats $460, houses $585), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 275
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,029
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 105
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 71.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 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)
- $460
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $585
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $510
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 56
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)
- 550
- Against the person
- 166
- Against property
- 245
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,000
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +13.2%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault50
- Fraud27
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment67
- Malicious Damage To Property56
- Other Theft34
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
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- 3323 New England Hwy
- Main St Before Roach St
- New England Hwy At Banool Lane
- New England Hwy Opp 3742
- Skinner St At Main 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).
13 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
January 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space2A ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2024· 2 proposals
September 2024
- Demolition; Farm buildings41 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Determined
March 2024
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space2A ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2023· 3 proposals
July 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces27A ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
June 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces28 ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
April 2023
- Dwelling27A ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2022· 4 proposals
September 2022
- Dwelling32 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Determined
July 2022
- OtherMAREEBA ROAD PARKVILLE 2337Determined
- Other32 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Determined
June 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed7 ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2021· 1 proposal
February 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces46 MAIN STREET PARKVILLE 2337Determined
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- Alterations and additions to residential development266 MAREEBA ROAD PARKVILLE 2337Determined
October 2020
- Other9 ROACH STREET PARKVILLE 2337Withdrawn
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
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)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 15.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #797 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 3323 New England Hwytransport
- Main St Before Roach Sttransport
- New England Hwy At Banool Lanetransport
- New England Hwy Opp 3742transport
- Skinner St At Main Sttransport
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning266 MAREEBA ROAD PARKVILLE 2337Lodged 09 Nov 2020 · Determined
- Demolition; Farm buildingsplanning41 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Lodged 23 Sep 2024 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning27A ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Lodged 04 Apr 2023 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning32 ALFRED BROWN LANE PARKVILLE 2337Lodged 13 Sep 2022 · Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanning27A ALBERT STREET PARKVILLE 2337Lodged 04 Jul 2023 · 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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