NSW · Tamworth Regional Council
Watsons Creek (NSW), NSW, 2355
Suburb snapshot
Watsons Creek (NSW) is a small locality in the Tamworth Regional area, home to around 94 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 34 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+36%), roughly 361.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 5 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
- 94
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $743
- Dwelling vacancy
- 25.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 59
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,170
- Employment rate
- 47.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 34
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 19
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 361.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 19 residents
- State safety percentile
- 21.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +36%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Non-Dwelling4
- Fraud3
- Malicious Damage To Property3
- Other Offences5
- Stock Theft3
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
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- 2201 Halls Creek Rd
- 2201 Halls Creek Rd
- 2300 Watsons Creek Rd
- 2300 Watsons Creek Rd
- Halls Creek Rd Opp 2201
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).
1 planning-related records
2022· 1 proposal
February 2022
- Other1047 Glen Barra Road Watsons CreekDetermined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
- 2201 Halls Creek Rdtransport
- 2201 Halls Creek Rdtransport
- 2300 Watsons Creek Rdtransport
- 2300 Watsons Creek Rdtransport
- Halls Creek Rd Opp 2201transport
- Otherplanning1047 Glen Barra Road Watsons CreekLodged 03 Feb 2022 · Determined
- Break And Enter Non-Dwellingcrime4
- Fraudcrime3
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime3
- Other Offencescrime5
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)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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