NSW · Unincorporated NSW Council
White Cliffs, NSW, 2836
Suburb snapshot
White Cliffs is a small locality in the Unincorporated NSW area, home to around 156 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 391 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-36%), roughly 2506.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 156
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $617
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 88
- Median monthly mortgage
- $433
- Employment rate
- 50%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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)
- 391
- Against the person
- 133
- Against property
- 109
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,506.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 48.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -35.9%
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order46
- Breach Bail Conditions43
- Domestic Violence Related Assault59
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment49
- Malicious Damage To Property32
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
- 873
- White Cliffs 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
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured homeOPAL STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard HousingOPAL STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Determined
2025· 1 proposal
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6080/-/DP1296458Determined
2024· 1 proposal
October 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Shade structures of canvas, fabric, mesh or the likeBETH STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Determined
2022· 1 proposal
October 2022
- Other20 Ethel street White cliffs nswDetermined
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Other15 BETH STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Determined
February 2021
- Other3 Johnston Street White CliffsDetermined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Old Pioneer Federation ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- White Cliffs Health ServiceJohnston Streethospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
Recent changes
- White Cliffs Health ServicehealthJohnston Streethospital
- Old Pioneer Federation Parkgovernmentpark
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning6080/-/DP1296458Lodged 25 Nov 2025 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured homeplanningOPAL STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Lodged 14 Jan 2026 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard HousingplanningOPAL STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Lodged 14 Jan 2026 · Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Shade structures of canvas, fabric, mesh or the likeplanningBETH STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Lodged 11 Oct 2024 · Determined
- Otherplanning20 Ethel street White cliffs nswLodged 12 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Otherplanning15 BETH STREET WHITE CLIFFS 2836Lodged 01 Nov 2021 · Determined
- Otherplanning3 Johnston Street White CliffsLodged 03 Feb 2021 · Determined
- White Cliffs Public SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)