NSW · Bland Council
Weethalle, NSW, 2669
Desirability index
#895 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Weethalle is a small locality in the Bland area, home to around 268 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 98 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-16%), roughly 365.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 12 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
- 268
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $956
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 18 of 124
- Median monthly mortgage
- $550
- Employment rate
- 47.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 9 / 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)
- 98
- Against the person
- 28
- Against property
- 29
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 365.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 10 residents
- State safety percentile
- 21.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -16.2%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order11
- Domestic Violence Related Assault8
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment11
- Malicious Damage To Property9
- Sexual Touching, Sexual Act And Other Sexual Offences6
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
- 900
- Weethalle 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
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- 464 Chanters Lane
- 59 Oxley Rd
- Key St At Popes Esplanade
- Railway St At Key St
- Teamster Dr After Cypress Av
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).
5 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
December 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)262 CHANTERS LANE WEETHALLE 2669Under Assessment
2024· 3 proposals
August 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture68 CYPRESS AVENUE WEETHALLE 2669Determined
July 2024
- Subdivision; Crop or fodder production; Agriculture4727 KOLKILBERTOO ROAD WEETHALLE 2669Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Rural supplies39-41 RAILWAY STREET WEETHALLE 2669Determined
2022· 1 proposal
May 2022
- Demolition39-41 RAILWAY STREET WEETHALLE 2669Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 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)
- 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
- 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 5.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #895 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
- 464 Chanters Lanetransport
- 59 Oxley Rdtransport
- Key St At Popes Esplanadetransport
- Railway St At Key Sttransport
- Teamster Dr After Cypress Avtransport
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extractive Industries (non-mining)planning262 CHANTERS LANE WEETHALLE 2669Lodged 11 Dec 2025 · Under Assessment
- Demolitionplanning39-41 RAILWAY STREET WEETHALLE 2669Lodged 02 May 2022 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Agricultureplanning68 CYPRESS AVENUE WEETHALLE 2669Lodged 19 Aug 2024 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Rural suppliesplanning39-41 RAILWAY STREET WEETHALLE 2669Lodged 14 May 2024 · Determined
- Subdivision; Crop or fodder production; Agricultureplanning4727 KOLKILBERTOO ROAD WEETHALLE 2669Lodged 03 Jul 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- 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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