NSW · Mid-Coast Council
Carrington, 2324
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Suburb profile
Carrington is a residential smaller community in Mid-Coast with a familiar suburban feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.
Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
Population
- Population
- 32
- Median age
- 58
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 18
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,365
- Employment rate
- 34.6%
- 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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $498
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $610
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $578
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 194
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)
- 4
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 125
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 32 residents
- State safety percentile
- 84.6th (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
- Breach Bail Conditions384
- Domestic Violence Related Assault228
- Fraud159
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment331
- Malicious Damage To Property237
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 996
- Carrington Public SchoolPrimary
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
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Church St Before Pier St
- Church St Before Pier St
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).
159 planning-related records
2026· 9 proposals
June 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)59 MATHIESON STREET CARRINGTON 2294Under Assessment
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure77 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Additional Information Requested
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation3 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Advertising structure4 GROSS STREET CARRINGTON 2294Under Assessment
April 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation87 GIPPS STREET CARRINGTON 2294Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Artisan food and drink industry; Creative industry; Hours of operation and trading150 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure74 MATHIESON STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development11 CHURCH STREET CARRINGTON 2324Determined
February 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure13 VICTORIA STREET CARRINGTON 2294Additional Information Requested
2025· 19 proposals
December 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Storage premises151 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure53 SCOTT STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)59 MATHIESON STREET CARRINGTON 2294Withdrawn
October 2025
- Restaurant or cafe; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise103 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure34 GARRETT STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
September 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; General industry111 BOURKE STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure4 HARGRAVE STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure141 WILSON STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
August 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool; Supporting Development35 GIPPS STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure36 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation50 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool29 FORBES STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure59 BOURKE STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure45 HOWDEN STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Light industry; Artisan food and drink industry; Hours of operation and trading150 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Storage premises151 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Resource recovery facility; Waste Infrastructure; Waste or resource management facility8 EVERETT STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
February 2025
- Industrial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; General industry127-129 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
January 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure133 HILL STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
2024· 12 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool29 FORBES STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation132 Doran street Carrington 2294Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure141 WILSON STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure104 RODGERS STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Group home30 ROBERTSON STREET CARRINGTON 2294Withdrawn
September 2024
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Advertising structure4 GROSS STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
August 2024
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premise; Take away food and drink103 YOUNG STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation64 WILSON STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
- Demolition; Industrial development; Erection of a new structure; Light industry6 EVERETT STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
July 2024
- Demolition; Industrial development; Erection of a new structure; Light industry34 PARKER STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
June 2024
- Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Light industry42 DARLING STREET CARRINGTON 2294Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure14 SCOTT STREET CARRINGTON 2324Determined
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)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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)
- 2
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
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime384
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime228
- Fraudcrime159
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime331
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime237
- Church St Before Pier Sttransport
- Church St Before Pier Sttransport
- Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Light industryplanning42 DARLING STREET CARRINGTON 2294Lodged 24 Jun 2024 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodationplanning87 GIPPS STREET CARRINGTON 2294Lodged 20 Apr 2026 · Additional Information Requested
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Resource recovery facility; Waste Infrastructure; Waste or resource management facilityplanning8 EVERETT STREET CARRINGTON 2294Lodged 12 Mar 2025 · Determined
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)
- 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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