NSW · Tenterfield Council
Tenterfield, NSW, 2372
Desirability index
#522 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tenterfield is a smaller suburban community in the Tenterfield area, home to around 4,067 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 445 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-33%), roughly 109.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $460, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,067
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $933
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 293 of 2,049
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,192
- Employment rate
- 43.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 120 / 24 / 62
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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $480
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 35
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)
- 445
- Against the person
- 121
- Against property
- 199
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 109.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 34 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -33%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault33
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment51
- Malicious Damage To Property59
- Motor Vehicle Theft20
- Trespass35
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 914
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary
- Tenterfield High SchoolSecondary
- The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
311 public transport stops in this suburb
- Drummond St After Duncan St
- Drummond St At Polworth St
- Logan St At Petre St
- Logan St Before Naas St
- Logan St Before Petre St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Stay away. Use an alternative route.Rouse Street, Drummond Street11 May 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
502 planning-related records
2026· 62 proposals
June 2026
- Shed; Temporary building, structure or use68 WOOD STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- SubdivisionNEAGLES LANE TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Subdivision52 COMMON ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- SubdivisionSCRUB ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Shed; Erection of a new structure27 HIGH STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure199 SCHRODERS ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure34 POLWORTH STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Service station; Hours of operation and trading1 BANKSIA DRIVE TENTERFIELD 2372On Exhibition
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure11 ALDERSHOT ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential AccommodationLOGAN STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Erection of a new structure232 SCHRODERS ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- SubdivisionPELHAM STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Subdivision37 NEAGLES LANE TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- SubdivisionPELHAM STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- Subdivision145 EAST STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia2310 BILLIRIMBA ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Erection of a new structure8 MOUNT MCKENZIE LOOKOUT ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Attached dwelling; Erection of a new structure101 SUNNYSIDE HALL ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation31B LEECHS GULLY ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia17 NAAS STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure28 POLWORTH STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Subdivision290 KILDARE ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Subdivision66 SUNNYSIDE PLATFORM ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure130A SUNNYSIDE LOOP ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure51A MOLESWORTH STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Erection of a new structure20A SMITHS LANE TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Non-standard Housing4 ERINDEE AVENUE TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Storage premises32 RILEY STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Garage, carport or carparking space118 MOUNT MCKENZIE ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure157-163 NAAS STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure101 SUNNYSIDE HALL ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Carport62 DUNCAN STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure240 GEYERS ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Subdivision25 WADES ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Caravan park44 FRANCIS STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure342 MOUNT MCKENZIE ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Subdivision447 SUNNYSIDE LOOP ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Under Assessment
March 2026
- Subdivision454 ROUSE STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Demolition; Seniors housing; Residential care facility; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation422 ROUSE STREET TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure670 SUNNYSIDE LOOP ROAD TENTERFIELD 2372Determined
2025· 100 proposals
100 proposals lodged in 2025. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2024· 82 proposals
82 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 84 proposals
84 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 120 proposals
120 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 53 proposals
53 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 1 proposal
1 proposal lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · 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
Parks & reserves
16 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Bluff Rock ReserveNature reserve
- Bruxner ParkPark
- Federation ParkPark
- Jubilee ParkPark
- Kiely ParkPark
- Market Square ParkPark
- MazePark
- Millbrook ParkPark
- Mount MacKenzieNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 11
- Emergency department
- On site
- AmcalRouse Streetpharmacy
- AmcalRouse Streetpharmacy
- Armajun Aboriginal Health ServiceHigh Streetyes
- Brennan & Smith OptometristsRouse Streetoptometrist
- Rouse Street Meical Centreclinic
- Rouse Street Meical CentreRouse Streetdoctor
- Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyRouse Streetsample_collection
- Tenterfield Community HospitalNaas Streethospital
- Tenterfield Medical Centredoctor
- Tenterfield Medical Centreclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Heritage
4 state heritage places
- Sunnyside rail bridge over Tenterfield CreekMain Northern Railway 784 233 km, SunnysideSHR
- Tenterfield Post Office & Quarters225 Rouse Street TenterfieldSHR
- Tenterfield Railway Station groupRailway Avenue, TenterfieldSHR
- Tenterfield School of ArtsManners Street, TenterfieldSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Tenterfield Preschool Kindergarten Inc.kindergarten
- childcarechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 44.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #522 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
- Drummond St After Duncan Sttransport
- Drummond St At Polworth Sttransport
- Logan St At Petre Sttransport
- Logan St Before Naas Sttransport
- Logan St Before Petre Sttransport
- Tenterfield Preschool Kindergarten Inc.childcarekindergarten
- childcarechildcarechildcare
- Sunnyside rail bridge over Tenterfield CreekheritageMain Northern Railway 784 233 km, SunnysideSHR
- Tenterfield Post Office & Quartersheritage225 Rouse Street TenterfieldSHR
- Tenterfield Railway Station groupheritageRailway Avenue, TenterfieldSHR
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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