NSW · Yass Valley Council
Bango, 2582
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- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Bango is a residential smaller community in Yass Valley with a familiar suburban feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street.
Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.
Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 122
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,625
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 57
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,479
- Employment rate
- 71.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 44
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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)
- 7
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 57.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 122 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault49
- Fraud53
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment46
- Malicious Damage To Property54
- Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabis89
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,100
- Bangor Public SchoolPrimary
- Inaburra SchoolCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
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
31 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1007 Coolalie Rd
- 485 Blakney Creek Rd South
- Blakney Creek Rd South Opp 485
- Coolalie Rd After Bushs Rd
- Coolalie Rd Opp 1007
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
122 planning-related records
2026· 6 proposals
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool20 KIARA CLOSE BANGOR 2234Under Assessment
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 DAPTO PLACE BANGOR 2234Under Assessment
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation70 YALA ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
February 2026
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; School8 BODALLA CRESCENT BANGOR 2234Determined
January 2026
- Subdivision468 FAIRY HOLE ROAD BANGO 2582Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation19 KULA PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
2025· 8 proposals
December 2025
- Subdivision465 FAIRY HOLE ROAD BANGO 2582Determined
October 2025
- Subdivision71 LAVERSTOCK ROAD BANGO 2582Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure35 YALA ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool69 YATES ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool4 YUNGANA PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
August 2025
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)518 MENAI ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
May 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool69 YATES ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 DUNGOG PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
2024· 12 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure10 YOWAN CLOSE BANGOR 2234Determined
October 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Awnings, blinds and canopies1 DILKARA CIRCUIT BANGOR 2234Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure36 BILLA ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
September 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation36 GOORGOOL ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
August 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool4 YANGOORA CLOSE BANGOR 2234Determined
July 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 PYREE STREET BANGOR 2234Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation11 BALLANDA PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation7 ILUMBA PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure69 YATES ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation5 ILLAROO STREET BANGOR 2234Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 ARUNTA CLOSE BANGOR 2234Determined
January 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah44 YANDERRA AVENUE BANGOR 2234Determined
2023· 14 proposals
December 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation7 ILUMBA PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
November 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool34 BELBOWRIE CLOSE BANGOR 2234Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool2 BIAMI CLOSE BANGOR 2234Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 BANGALEE PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool4 TOWRADGI PLACE BANGOR 2234Determined
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development60 MENAI ROAD BANGOR 2234Withdrawn
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces43 YARRABEE AVENUE BANGOR 2234Determined
July 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces49 DERRIBONG CRESCENT BANGOR 2234Determined
June 2023
- Change of use121 YALA ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces1 PIRIWAL CLOSE BANGOR 2234Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development62 GOORGOOL ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
May 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development57 YANDERRA AVENUE BANGOR 2234Determined
- Dwelling28 YATES ROAD BANGOR 2234Determined
April 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs7 BODALLA CRESCENT BANGOR 2234Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime49
- Fraudcrime53
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime46
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime54
- Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabiscrime89
- 1007 Coolalie Rdtransport
- 485 Blakney Creek Rd Southtransport
- Blakney Creek Rd South Opp 485transport
- Coolalie Rd After Bushs Rdtransport
- Coolalie Rd Opp 1007transport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
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