NSW · Bellingen Council
Tallowwood Ridge, NSW, 2453
Suburb snapshot
Tallowwood Ridge is a small locality in the Bellingen area, home to around 25 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 143 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-16%), roughly 5720.0 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 25
- Median age
- 60
- Median household income / week
- $387
- Dwelling vacancy
- 36.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 22
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,762
- Employment rate
- 36.4%
- 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 143
- Against the person
- 47
- Against property
- 68
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5,720
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 62.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -16.4%
Most common offence types
- Arson12
- Break And Enter Dwelling12
- Domestic Violence Related Assault13
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment13
- Malicious Damage To Property15
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).
2 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
June 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces229 DAVIDSONS ROAD TALLOWWOOD RIDGE 2453Determined
2023· 1 proposal
August 2023
- Other1368 LOWER BIELSDOWN ROAD TALLOWWOOD RIDGE 2453Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2023; 2025 · 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)
- 3/10
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)
- 2
- 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
- Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spacesplanning229 DAVIDSONS ROAD TALLOWWOOD RIDGE 2453Lodged 11 Jun 2025 · Determined
- Otherplanning1368 LOWER BIELSDOWN ROAD TALLOWWOOD RIDGE 2453Lodged 16 Aug 2023 · Determined
- Arsoncrime12
- Break And Enter Dwellingcrime12
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime13
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime13
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime15
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)