NSW · Cessnock Council
Rothbury, NSW, 2320
Suburb snapshot
Rothbury is a small locality in the Cessnock area, home to around 55 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4,159 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-5%), roughly 75618.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $600 (flats $485, houses $620), and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 55
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $2,250
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 26
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,584
- Employment rate
- 62.7%
- 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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $485
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $620
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 357
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)
- 4,159
- Against the person
- 1,143
- Against property
- 1,512
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 75,618.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 93.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -5.4%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions609
- Domestic Violence Related Assault329
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment381
- Malicious Damage To Property307
- Steal From Motor Vehicle237
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
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
74 planning-related records
2026· 20 proposals
June 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure142 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure29 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation35 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Additional Information Requested
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1384 WINE COUNTRY DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Under Assessment
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure101 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure5 SONOMA WAY ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
April 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure1 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure26 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space105 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
March 2026
- Farm buildings; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Rainwater tanks; Sewage reticulation system; Swimming pool; Supporting Development145 creekside place, Rothbury, 2320, NSW.Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure590 OLD NORTH ROAD ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure33 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
February 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure43 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Demolition1384 WINE COUNTRY DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
January 2026
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces4 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure18 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure39 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
2025· 29 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure44 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure119 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure35 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure10 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure142 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
October 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure119 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure47 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure33 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure80 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure10 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure8 SONOMA WAY ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure37 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support23 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure47 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure9 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure39 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces25 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Determined
2024· 3 proposals
3 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 3 proposals
3 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 3 proposals
3 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 8 proposals
8 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 8 proposals
8 proposals 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
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)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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)
- 5
- 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
- Demolitionplanning1384 WINE COUNTRY DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 16 Feb 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning101 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 20 May 2026 · Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning5 SONOMA WAY ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 12 May 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning1 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 11 May 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning590 OLD NORTH ROAD ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 12 Mar 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning24 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 22 Jan 2026 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning44 CROWN LINE DRIVE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 19 Dec 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning119 CREEKSIDE PLACE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 11 Dec 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning10 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 19 Nov 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning18 ARIA ENTRANCE ROTHBURY 2320Lodged 03 Nov 2025 · 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)