NSW · Richmond Valley Council
Tatham, NSW, 2471
Desirability index
#746 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tatham is a small locality in the Richmond Valley area, home to around 225 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 257 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-14%), roughly 1142.2 offences per 1,000 residents, 14 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
- 225
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,575
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 89
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,993
- Employment rate
- 64.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 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)
- 257
- Against the person
- 85
- Against property
- 89
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,142.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 35.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -13.5%
Most common offence types
- Arson25
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order28
- Break And Enter Dwelling18
- Domestic Violence Related Assault21
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment28
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
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- Casino Coraki Rd Before Perkins Bridge Rd
- Casino Coraki Rd Before Tomki Tatham Rd
- Casino Coraki Rd Opp Smiths Rd
- Smiths Rd At Casino Coraki Rd
- Tomki Tatham Rd Opp Tatham 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).
6 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation/Tourist Premise; Function centre10 TATHAM ELLANGOWAN ROAD TATHAM 2471Determined
April 2026
- Subdivision97 ENDRIES LANE TATHAM 2471Determined
2025· 1 proposal
November 2025
- Subdivision2680 CASINO CORAKI ROAD TATHAM 2471Determined
2024· 1 proposal
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure343 KINGS LANE TATHAM 2471Determined
2022· 1 proposal
May 2022
- Dwelling343 KINGS LANE TATHAM 2471Determined
2020· 1 proposal
September 2020
- Dwelling4 Tatham Road, Colebee NSW 2761Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2022… · 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 20.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #746 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
- Casino Coraki Rd Before Perkins Bridge Rdtransport
- Casino Coraki Rd Before Tomki Tatham Rdtransport
- Casino Coraki Rd Opp Smiths Rdtransport
- Smiths Rd At Casino Coraki Rdtransport
- Tomki Tatham Rd Opp Tatham Rdtransport
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation/Tourist Premise; Function centreplanning10 TATHAM ELLANGOWAN ROAD TATHAM 2471Lodged 04 Jun 2026 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning343 KINGS LANE TATHAM 2471Lodged 10 May 2022 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning4 Tatham Road, Colebee NSW 2761Lodged 07 Sep 2020 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning343 KINGS LANE TATHAM 2471Lodged 09 Sep 2024 · Determined
- Subdivisionplanning97 ENDRIES LANE TATHAM 2471Lodged 08 Apr 2026 · 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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