Median house price
$280k
+47% change
NSW · Warren Council
Ravenswood, 2824
Est. population · Jun 2025
437
Growth (1 yr)
-0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
-3.7%
Median age
57
Median income
$930/wk
Employment rate
30.3%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$280,000
Languages at home
4.2%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- National parks
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
In Warren Council, Ravenswood keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer community and employment, plus schools and education relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Ravenswood snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$328/wk
Population (ERP)
437
-0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
22.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#519
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
97th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
5th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
28th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 26.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6141st in Australia
- State rank
- 1984th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #519 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #933 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $328
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $280,000
- Median price change
- +47.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
437(June 2025)
-0.5% annual · -3.7% over 5 years · 5th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.5%
- 5-year growth
- -3.7%
- Change in 1 year
- -2
- Change in 5 years
- -17
- Growth rank in NSW
- 5th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~400), extrapolated at -1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 444
- Median age
- 57
- Median household income / week
- $930
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 47 of 206
- Median monthly mortgage
- $779
- Employment rate
- 30.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 146 / 6 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 86
- Against the person
- 25
- Against property
- 30
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 196.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 18 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -12%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order36
- Breach Bail Conditions25
- Domestic Violence Related Assault29
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment48
- Malicious Damage To Property34
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 898.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 28th
School list
- St Mary's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1014 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 127 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Warren Central SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 783 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 228 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- Orchard St After Roland St
- Orchard St At River Av
- Orchard St Before Mageibra Pl
- Roland St At Garden Av
- Roland St At Garden Av
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
14 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds · 2 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 17/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.5
Community(1)
- Warren Sporting and Cultural CentreCommunity centre
Udora Road
Health & services(1)
- Warren Multi Purpose Health ServiceHospital
Doctor Kater Drive
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Oxley Park / Victoria ParkPark
- Ravenswood ParkPark
- Playground
- Sports field
Other(8)
- Bbq
- Macquarie Caravan ParkCamp Site
- Macquarie Caravan ParkCaravan Site
- Macquarie Valley Motor InnMotel
3 Coonamble Road
- LibertyPetrol station
Coonamble Road, Ravenswood
- Uncle Clarrie's FuelPetrol station
Coonamble Road, Ravenswood
- Oxley ParkPublic toilets
- Sanitary Dump Station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Oxley Park / Victoria ParkPark
- Ravenswood ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Warren Multi Purpose Health Service (0.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Warren Multi Purpose Health ServiceDoctor Kater DriveHospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 14
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 32.0
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 32° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 161 mm · ~20 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 135 mm · ~17 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 108 mm · ~14 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 135 mm · ~17 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
August 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport29A GILLENDOON STREET RAVENSWOOD 2824Determined
2024· 2 proposals
November 2024
- Hotel or motel accommodation; Commercial development; Erection of a new structure3 COONAMBLE ROAD RAVENSWOOD 2824Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Residential Accommodation15 JOHNS AVENUE RAVENSWOOD 2824Determined
2023· 2 proposals
November 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home17 JOHNS AVENUE RAVENSWOOD 2824Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling15 JOHNS AVENUE RAVENSWOOD 2824Determined
2022· 2 proposals
July 2022
- Other2-4 RIVERVIEW STREET RAVENSWOOD 2824Determined
June 2022
- DwellingDoctor Kater Drive, Warren NSW 2824Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2020–2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Parkes
- Member of Parliament
- Jamie CHAFFEY (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,841
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 78.0 km away).
Coalition 69.0%Labor 31.1%
6.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- WarrenLabor 31.1% · Coalition 68.9% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- TrangieLabor 27.0% · Coalition 73.0% TPP (2025)39.5 km away
- NynganLabor 33.0% · Coalition 67.0% TPP (2025)63.6 km away
- NarromineLabor 32.5% · Coalition 67.5% TPP (2025)70.2 km away
- GulargamboneLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)72.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Warren Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.