NSW · Lismore Council
Ruthven, NSW, 2480
Suburb snapshot
Ruthven is a small locality in the Lismore area, home to around 114 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4,622 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-8%), roughly 40543.9 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $550 (flats $425, houses $620), 5 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 114
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $2,208
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 39
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,192
- Employment rate
- 61.4%
- 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)
- $425
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $620
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 252
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)
- 4,622
- Against the person
- 1,237
- Against property
- 1,753
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 40,543.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 88.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -7.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions513
- Fraud284
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment361
- Malicious Damage To Property360
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault312
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
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Coraki Rd At Flood Reserve Rd
- Coraki Rd At Flood Reserve Rd
- Coraki Rd Opp Flood Reserve Rd
- Coraki Rd Opp Pinkerton Rd
- Coraki Rd Opp Pinkerton Rd
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).
4 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
October 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool897 CORAKI ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Determined
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- Subdivision of land60 PARK ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Determined
2022· 2 proposals
July 2022
- Dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development144 FLOOD RESERVE ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Determined
April 2022
- Subdivision of land100 POOLE ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Determined
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
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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
- 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
Recent changes
- Coraki Rd At Flood Reserve Rdtransport
- Coraki Rd At Flood Reserve Rdtransport
- Coraki Rd Opp Flood Reserve Rdtransport
- Coraki Rd Opp Pinkerton Rdtransport
- Coraki Rd Opp Pinkerton Rdtransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming poolplanning897 CORAKI ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Lodged 08 Oct 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning144 FLOOD RESERVE ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Lodged 29 Jul 2022 · Determined
- Subdivision of landplanning60 PARK ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Lodged 20 Jun 2023 · Determined
- Subdivision of landplanning100 POOLE ROAD RUTHVEN 2480Lodged 19 Apr 2022 · Determined
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime513
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- 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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