NSW · Murray River Council
Speewa, NSW, 2735
Suburb snapshot
Speewa is a small locality in the Murray River area, home to around 115 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 13 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+117%), roughly 113.0 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 115
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 44
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,156
- Employment rate
- 71.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 13
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 113
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 29 residents
- State safety percentile
- 10.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +116.7%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault1
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences2
- Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences1
- Trespass2
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
15 public transport stops in this suburb
- 352 Pickering Lane
- Lot 3 Stony Crossing Rd
- Speewa Ferry Rd After Speewa Island Lane
- Speewa Rd Opp 451
- Stony Crossing Rd Opp Speewa 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).
9 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; MooringSPEEWA ISLAND LANE SPEEWA 2735Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure2356 STONY CROSSING ROAD SPEEWA 2735Determined
2024· 1 proposal
July 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool20 TUELOGA ROAD SPEEWA 2735Determined
2023· 3 proposals
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure221 SPEEWA ROAD SPEEWA 2735Determined
June 2023
- Port, wharf, boating facilities436 Pickering lane speewa NSW 2735Determined
April 2023
- Farm buildings436 PICKERING LANE SPEEWA 2735Determined
2022· 3 proposals
October 2022
- Dwelling20 TUELOGA ROAD SPEEWA 2735Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling2356 STONY CROSSING ROAD SPEEWA 2735Determined
June 2022
- Dwelling2356 STONY CROSSING ROAD SPEEWA 2735Determined
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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 19
- 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
- 352 Pickering Lanetransport
- Lot 3 Stony Crossing Rdtransport
- Speewa Ferry Rd After Speewa Island Lanetransport
- Speewa Rd Opp 451transport
- Stony Crossing Rd Opp Speewa Rdtransport
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming poolplanning20 TUELOGA ROAD SPEEWA 2735Lodged 17 Jul 2024 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning20 TUELOGA ROAD SPEEWA 2735Lodged 14 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning2356 STONY CROSSING ROAD SPEEWA 2735Lodged 14 Jul 2022 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning2356 STONY CROSSING ROAD SPEEWA 2735Lodged 10 Jun 2022 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning221 SPEEWA ROAD SPEEWA 2735Lodged 24 Oct 2023 · 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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