NSW · Armidale Regional Council
Tilbuster, NSW, 2350
Suburb snapshot
Tilbuster is a small locality in the Armidale Regional area, home to around 49 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3,332 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-5%), roughly 68000.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $480 (flats $370, houses $510), 8 public transport stops within the suburb, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 49
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $2,562
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 14
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 68.2%
- 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)
- $370
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $510
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $480
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 351
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)
- 3,332
- Against the person
- 891
- Against property
- 1,290
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 68,000
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 92.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -4.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions398
- Break And Enter Dwelling240
- Domestic Violence Related Assault244
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment295
- Malicious Damage To Property280
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
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- 11717 New England Hwy
- Devils Pinch RFB, New England Hwy
- New England Hwy Opp 11717
- New England Hwy Opp 11717
- New England Hwy Opp Devils Pinch RFB
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
- RoadworksNew England Highway, Elder Lane29 Mar 2026 – 30 Oct 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).
1 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
October 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extractive Industries (non-mining)747 PUDDLEDOCK ROAD TILBUSTER 2350Under Assessment
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
Recent changes
- 11717 New England Hwytransport
- Devils Pinch RFB, New England Hwytransport
- New England Hwy Opp 11717transport
- New England Hwy Opp 11717transport
- New England Hwy Opp Devils Pinch RFBtransport
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extractive Industries (non-mining)planning747 PUDDLEDOCK ROAD TILBUSTER 2350Lodged 08 Oct 2025 · Under Assessment
- RoadworksroadworksNew England Highway, Elder Lane29 Mar 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime398
- Break And Enter Dwellingcrime240
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime244
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)
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed