NSW · Mid-Coast Council
Waitui, NSW, 2443
Suburb snapshot
Waitui is a small locality in the Mid-Coast area, home to around 89 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 400 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-7%), roughly 4494.4 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $570, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 89
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,274
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 39
- Median monthly mortgage
- $759
- Employment rate
- 46.8%
- 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)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 37
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)
- 400
- Against the person
- 122
- Against property
- 159
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4,494.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 58.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -7.4%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order28
- Domestic Violence Related Assault36
- Fraud29
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment38
- Malicious Damage To Property41
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
2024· 1 proposal
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Minor building alterations (internal)269 WAITUI ROAD WAITUI 2443Withdrawn
2023· 1 proposal
April 2023
- Shed265 WAITUI ROAD WAITUI 2443Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2023; 2024 · 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)
- 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
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Minor building alterations (internal)planning269 WAITUI ROAD WAITUI 2443Lodged 21 Oct 2024 · Withdrawn
- Shedplanning265 WAITUI ROAD WAITUI 2443Lodged 28 Apr 2023 · Determined
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime28
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime36
- Fraudcrime29
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime38
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime41
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)
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