NSW · Byron Council
Upper Coopers Creek, NSW, 2482
Suburb snapshot
Upper Coopers Creek is a small locality in the Byron area, home to around 78 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 535 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+19%), roughly 6859.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $708, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, 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
- 78
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 26
- Median monthly mortgage
- $956
- Employment rate
- 51.6%
- 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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $900
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 46
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)
- 535
- Against the person
- 152
- Against property
- 235
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6,859
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 65.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +18.9%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions40
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment58
- Malicious Damage To Property47
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault48
- Steal From Motor Vehicle38
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,003
- Upper Coopers Creek 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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Allow extra travel time. Exercise caution. Reduce your speed. Road and drainage works on Coopers Creek Road. The road will be reduced to one lane.Coopers Creek Road, Englishes Road08 Apr 2026 – 07 Jul 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).
4 planning-related records
2023· 2 proposals
June 2023
- Dwelling; Shed2 TICKLES ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Determined
January 2023
- Dwelling59 TICKLES ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Determined
2021· 2 proposals
December 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces321 COOPERS CREEK ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Determined
March 2021
- Dwelling; Shed2 TICKLES ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Deferred Commencement
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2023 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Upper Coopers Creek Public SchoolSchool
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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)
- 6/10
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
Recent changes
- Dwellingplanning59 TICKLES ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Lodged 27 Jan 2023 · Determined
- Dwelling; Shedplanning2 TICKLES ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Lodged 23 Jun 2023 · Determined
- Dwelling; Shedplanning2 TICKLES ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Lodged 17 Mar 2021 · Deferred Commencement
- Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanning321 COOPERS CREEK ROAD UPPER COOPERS CREEK 2482Lodged 16 Dec 2021 · Determined
- Allow extra travel time. Exercise caution. Reduce your speed. Road and drainage works on Coopers Creek Road. The road will be reduced to one lane.roadworksCoopers Creek Road, Englishes Road08 Apr 2026 – 07 Jul 2026
- Upper Coopers Creek Public SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime40
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime58
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime47
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime48
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- 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