NSW · Lithgow Council
Portland (NSW), NSW, 2847
Desirability index
#135 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Portland (NSW) is a smaller suburban community in the Lithgow area, home to around 2,447 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 188 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+14%), roughly 76.8 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,447
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,150
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 122 of 1,071
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,272
- Employment rate
- 45.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 87 / 6 / 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 188
- Against the person
- 70
- Against property
- 68
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 76.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 35 residents
- State safety percentile
- 6.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +13.9%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling13
- Domestic Violence Related Assault22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment22
- Malicious Damage To Property21
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault12
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
135 public transport stops in this suburb
- 360 Portland Sunny Corner Rd
- Irondale Pipers Flat Rd Near Irondale Rd
- Pipers Flat Rd At Thompsons Creek Rd
- Portland Cemetery
- Portland Sunny Corner Rd Before Lime St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Allow extra travel time. Expect delays. Use an alternative route.Williwa Street, Cullen Street01 May 2026 – 26 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
8 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- Subdivision8 Ridge Street, PORTLAND, NSW, 2847Additional Information Requested
2023· 6 proposals
August 2023
- DwellingLot 2239 Tramway Avenue WerringtonWithdrawn
- DwellingLOT 2233 TRAMWAY AVENUE WERRINGTONDetermined
- DwellingLOT 2234 TRAMWAY AVENUE WERRINGTONWithdrawn
April 2023
- Subdivision of land312 Portland Cullen Bullen Road, PortlandDetermined
March 2023
- Shed523 Back Cullen Bullen Road Portland NSW 2847Determined
- Recreational UsesSaville Park, PortlandDetermined
2022· 1 proposal
April 2022
- Subdivision of land312 Portland Cullen Bullen Road, PortlandDetermined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2023… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Bench
- Bus stop
- Lett St at Scheidel LaneBus stop
- Portland Central School, Vale StBus stop
- Portland Central School, Villiers StBus stop
- Portland RSL Club, Vale StBus stop
- St Josephs School Williwa StBus stop
- Vale St before Lett StBus stop
- Williwa St before Lett 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
9 parks and public open space in this suburb
- High StreetPark
- Kremer ParkPark
- Mick Moore Memorial ParkPark
- Paine StreetPark
- Railway AvenuePark
- Roxburgh Street ReserveNature reserve
- Saville ParkPark
- Thompson Street ReservePark
- Warwick Gardiner Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Portland District Hospitalhospital
- Portland Pharmacypharmacy
- Portland Tabulam Health Centredoctor
- Portland Tabulam Health CentreGreen Streethospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Portland Cement Works PrecinctWilliwa Street, PortlandSHR
- Raffan's Mill and Brick Bottle Kilns PrecinctCarlton Road, PortlandSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Blinky Bill Portland Child Care Centrechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 54
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
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
- 84.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #135 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
- 360 Portland Sunny Corner Rdtransport
- Irondale Pipers Flat Rd Near Irondale Rdtransport
- Pipers Flat Rd At Thompsons Creek Rdtransport
- Portland Cemeterytransport
- Portland Sunny Corner Rd Before Lime Sttransport
- Blinky Bill Portland Child Care Centrechildcarechildcare
- Portland Cement Works PrecinctheritageWilliwa Street, PortlandSHR
- Raffan's Mill and Brick Bottle Kilns PrecinctheritageCarlton Road, PortlandSHR
- Portland District Hospitalhealthhospital
- Portland Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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