NSW · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Royalla, NSW, 2620
Desirability index
#390 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Royalla is a small locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional area, home to around 1,063 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3,162 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+8%), roughly 2974.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $580 (flats $440, houses $690), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 1,063
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $3,655
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 304
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,840
- Employment rate
- 66%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 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)
- $440
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $690
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $580
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 423
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)
- 3,162
- Against the person
- 760
- Against property
- 1,221
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,974.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 51.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +7.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions340
- Domestic Violence Related Assault191
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment272
- Malicious Damage To Property340
- Steal From Retail Store195
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
27 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1948 Old Cooma Rd
- Old Cooma Rd At Moringol Pl
- Old Cooma Rd Opp Moringol Pl
- Thoroughbred Dr After Old Cooma Rd
- Valley Dr At Royalla Dr
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).
96 planning-related records
2026· 8 proposals
June 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool102 SOUTHFORK PLACE ROYALLA 2620Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure73 BOOTH ROAD ROYALLA 2620Rejected
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool168 SHEARER DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Additional Information Requested
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool62 SADDLE PLACE ROYALLA 2620Additional Information Requested
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool1735 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation167 HOLLAND DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure220 MONARO STATION ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Shipping containers78 VALLEY DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Withdrawn
2025· 20 proposals
December 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure73 BOOTH ROAD ROYALLA 2620Withdrawn
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Rainwater tanks501 ROYALLA DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure73 BOOTH ROAD ROYALLA 2620Rejected
November 2025
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure; Farm building202 VALLEY DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Rejected
October 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation80 HOLLAND DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)156 HOLLAND DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure24 SETTLERS ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development19 VALLEY DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
June 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Rainwater tanks; Skylights, roof windows and ventilators; Swimming pool29 HOLLAND DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure47 SETTLERS ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure41 ARENA PLACE ROYALLA 2620Determined
May 2025
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation65 HOLLAND DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure41 ARENA PLACE ROYALLA 2620Withdrawn
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure14 Wallaby Rise Royalla NSW 2620Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool1735 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
February 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation31 TRAIL PLACE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Dual occupancy; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Dual occupancy (detached)94 REDBOX PLACE ROYALLA 2620Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure123 SHEARER DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Farm building30 ARENA PLACE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool53 EUCALYPT PLACE ROYALLA 2620Determined
2024· 16 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia19 VALLEY DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation78 VALLEY DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation78 VALLEY DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Rejected
- Demolition; Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure1735 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure168 SHEARER DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
May 2024
- Subdivision1866 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
April 2024
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Manufactured home1550 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure; Temporary building, structure or use37 SHEARER DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
March 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure106 HOLLAND DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure202 VALLEY DRIVE ROYALLA 2620Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation168 SHEARER DRIVE ROYALLAWithdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2 45 LEVER PLACE ROYALLA 2620Determined
2023· 15 proposals
15 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 11 proposals
11 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 21 proposals
21 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 5 proposals
5 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
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Jerrabomberra Creek Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
1722 Old Cooma Road, Royalla
- Parking
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)
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 58.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #390 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
- 1948 Old Cooma Rdtransport
- Old Cooma Rd At Moringol Pltransport
- Old Cooma Rd Opp Moringol Pltransport
- Thoroughbred Dr After Old Cooma Rdtransport
- Valley Dr At Royalla Drtransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming poolplanning62 SADDLE PLACE ROYALLA 2620Lodged 22 Apr 2026 · Additional Information Requested
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming poolplanning1735 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Lodged 01 Apr 2026 · Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming poolplanning1735 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Lodged 02 Apr 2025 · Determined
- Demolition; Farm buildings; Erection of a new structureplanning1735 OLD COOMA ROAD ROYALLA 2620Lodged 10 Nov 2024 · Determined
- Dual occupancy; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Dual occupancy (detached)planning94 REDBOX PLACE ROYALLA 2620Lodged 17 Feb 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)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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