NSW · Hawkesbury Council
Wheeny Creek, NSW, 2758
Suburb snapshot
Wheeny Creek is a small locality in the Hawkesbury area, home to around 74 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 232 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+16%), roughly 3135.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 74
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,874
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 29
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,867
- Employment rate
- 47.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 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)
- $750
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)
- 232
- Against the person
- 74
- Against property
- 134
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,135.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 52.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +16%
Most common offence types
- Arson20
- Domestic Violence Related Assault22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment28
- Malicious Damage To Property30
- Other Theft24
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).
1 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
November 2021
- Dwelling; Shed4 UPPER COLO ROAD WHEENY CREEK 2758Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021 · 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)
- 8/10
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; Shedplanning4 UPPER COLO ROAD WHEENY CREEK 2758Lodged 08 Nov 2021 · Determined
- Arsoncrime20
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime28
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime30
- Other Theftcrime24
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)