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White Rock, 2795

Est. population · Jun 2025

885

Growth (1 yr)

+1.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.3%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,562/wk

Employment rate

60.5%

University qualified

22.6%

Work from home

15.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$728,000

Languages at home

3.9%non-English

Most common: Sinhalese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

38.6/100
Below average

1628th in NSW

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What White Rock is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

White Rock is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Bathurst Regional Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and population growth is an exceptional strength. The main trade-offs are more mapped flood cover and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary.

White Rock is a better fit for people who value school quality and socio-economic advantage.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative weakness
  • Green cover is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How White Rock compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$728k

+5.0% change

Median rent

$540/wk

Houses $580 · Units $430

Population (ERP)

885

+1.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.9%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#176

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

69th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

81st

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

5%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

81st

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
38.6/100 — Below average
National rank
4767th in Australia
State rank
1628th in NSW
Peer rank
#176 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#695 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$430
Houses (January to March 2026)
$580
All types (January to March 2026)
$540
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
375
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$728,000
Median price change
+5%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

885(June 2025)

+1.6% annual · +11.3% over 5 years · 81th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.6%
5-year growth
+11.3%
Change in 1 year
+14
Change in 5 years
+90
Growth rank in NSW
81th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,000), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
807
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,562
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
16 of 233
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$310
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
47% / 47.9% / 5.1%
Employment rate
60.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
15.9% / 0.8% / 68.2%
Walked or cycled to work
1.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
211 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

22.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 18.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified22.6% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified7.9% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational18.5% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below51% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce22.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies19.9%
  • Education13.7%
  • Health12.5%
  • Society and culture10.1%
  • Architecture and building8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$59,576

61st percentile in NSW · +1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,177

59th percentile in NSW · 0% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

30th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$78,011

61st percentile in NSW · +23% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

24th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2795 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
26,340
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,229
Median net rent
$743
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,379
Taxable income vs state median
+6%
Salary / wages vs state median
+4%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
+11%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

4.4% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 1.9× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
4.4%

47th percentile in NSW · +91% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
17
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2795

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers11

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2795 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Central West (SA4 103), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12133,765
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 84151,008
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214847
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212610
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211590
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841999
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841688
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841284
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841327
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Central West is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 390 · AFF share +120% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.9% speak a language other than English at home; 8.8% born overseas

Language at home
759 English only · 31 other
Non-English at home
3.9%
Born overseas
69 (8.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
16 (2%)
Australian citizens
755
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Sinhalese5 · 100%

Religion

71.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 71.9%, while 22.4% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion22.4%32.8%
Christianity71.9%47.6%
Other / not stated5.7%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic35.1%22.4%
Anglican19.3%11.9%
Presbyterian and Reformed5.9%1.9%
Uniting Church5.2%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2795, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
84
Against the person
24
Against property
25
Rate per 1,000 residents
94.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 34 residents
State crime-rate percentile
68.7th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+1.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
2
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
2.26

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions10
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault6
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment10
  • Malicious Damage To Property6
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault5

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,087
Median ICSEA percentile
81th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Scots All Saints CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 779 students · Top SEA quarter 40%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Bathurst SPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Denison KelsoGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kelso PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Perthville PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Raglan PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

61 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 108 Thompsons Hill Rtt
  • 237 White Rock Rd
  • 323 White Rock Rd
  • 71 Thompsons Hill Rtt
  • Lee St Before White Rock Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 61 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Other(2)
  • Place of worship
  • Track

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Bathurst Private Hospital (4.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
32
Participants per 1,000 residents
36.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
282 mm · ~35 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
241 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / 3°
Rainfall
179 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
201 mm · ~25 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 4 proposals

  • July 2026

  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Farm gate premise
    358 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Additional Information Requested

  • April 2026

  • Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure
    37 RIDGEVIEW CLOSE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • March 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    772 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    71 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
2025· 5 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    59 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    429 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Farm gate premise
    358 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool
    110 THOMPSONS HILL RETREAT WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • February 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    117 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
2024· 10 proposals

  • November 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    358 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Subdivision
    107 THOMPSONS HILL RETREAT WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    134 BURDENS LANE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • June 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    772 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure
    257 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    20 WALLAROI CLOSE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • May 2024

  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    147 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • February 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    472 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • January 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    10 VISTA PLACE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    772 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
2023· 6 proposals

  • August 2023

  • Subdivision of land
    113 THOMPSONS HILL RETREAT WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • May 2023

  • Secondary dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development
    71 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • April 2023

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    205 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • March 2023

  • Demolition; Subdivision of land; Earthworks / change in levels
    VISTA PLACE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    205 White Rock Road, White RockDetermined

  • January 2023

  • Dwelling
    472 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
2022· 14 proposals

  • November 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    205 White Rock Road, White RockDetermined
  • Retaining walls, protection of trees
    59 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • September 2022

  • Secondary dwelling; Shed
    84 FRYS LANE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • July 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development; Shed
    107 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • June 2022

  • Home business; Farm buildings
    661 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    71 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Other
    25 RIDGEVIEW CLOSE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Secondary dwelling
    95 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • May 2022

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    107 THOMPSONS HILL RETREAT WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • April 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    275 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    1 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • March 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    183 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • January 2022

  • Shed
    171 BLUE RIDGE DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    772 WHITE ROCK ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined
2021· 2 proposals

  • November 2021

  • Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs
    44 CLAREMONT DRIVE WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

  • October 2021

  • Subdivision of land
    4173 O'CONNELL ROAD WHITE ROCK 2795Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
19.7% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Calare
Member of Parliament
Andrew GEE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
124,664
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.5 km away).

Coalition 58.1%Labor 41.9%

4.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • RaglanLabor 36.5% · Coalition 63.5% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
  • KelsoLabor 37.3% · Coalition 62.7% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
  • Bathurst SouthLabor 51.1% · Coalition 48.9% TPP (2025)5.6 km away
  • Bathurst CentralLabor 46.0% · Coalition 54.0% TPP (2025)6.3 km away
  • Bathurst CityLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)6.4 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Bathurst Regional Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.