NSW · Mid-Coast Council
Shallow Bay, NSW, 2428
Suburb snapshot
Shallow Bay is a small locality in the Mid-Coast area, home to around 68 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,246 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-6%), roughly 33029.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $550 (flats $460, houses $650), and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 68
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,166
- Dwelling vacancy
- 33.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 24
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,450
- Employment rate
- 30%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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)
- $460
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $650
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 207
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)
- 2,246
- Against the person
- 592
- Against property
- 904
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 33,029.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 86.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -6.3%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order133
- Breach Bail Conditions216
- Domestic Violence Related Assault185
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment205
- Malicious Damage To Property170
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).
9 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
February 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure832 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Determined
2025· 3 proposals
October 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Livestock processing industry80 SALISBURY WAY SHALLOW BAY 2428Additional Information Requested
June 2025
- Industrial development; Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extractive Industries (non-mining)465 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Under Assessment
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool73 PITCHFORK PLACE SHALLOW BAY 2428Determined
2024· 1 proposal
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure622 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Determined
2023· 1 proposal
February 2023
- Dual occupancy73 SALISBURY WAY SHALLOW BAY 2428Determined
2022· 3 proposals
August 2022
- Shed; Other556 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Operational consent issued
May 2022
- Dwelling73 PITCHFORK PLACE SHALLOW BAY 2428Determined
March 2022
- Dwelling556 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Determined
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)
- 5/10
- 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
- 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
Recent changes
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Livestock processing industryplanning80 SALISBURY WAY SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 03 Oct 2025 · Additional Information Requested
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning832 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 18 Feb 2026 · Determined
- Dual occupancyplanning73 SALISBURY WAY SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 06 Feb 2023 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning73 PITCHFORK PLACE SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 19 May 2022 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning556 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 10 Mar 2022 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning622 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 11 Nov 2024 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming poolplanning73 PITCHFORK PLACE SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 26 Feb 2025 · Determined
- Industrial development; Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extractive Industries (non-mining)planning465 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 04 Jun 2025 · Under Assessment
- Shed; Otherplanning556 SHALLOW BAY ROAD SHALLOW BAY 2428Lodged 18 Aug 2022 · Operational consent issued
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime133
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)