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NSW · Lismore Council

Coffee Camp, 2480

Current weather

18.7°CPartly cloudy

81% humidity · 10.6 km/h wind · 21.5° / 13.1° today · 0 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

18.6/100
Below average

2069th in NSW

68% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Coffee Camp is known for: High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

In Lismore, Coffee Camp keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.

The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker growth momentum and local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
201
Median age
54
Median household income / week
$843
Dwelling vacancy
16.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
17 of 102
Median monthly mortgage
$1,250
Employment rate
40.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
10 / 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)
$425
Houses (January to March 2026)
$620
All types (January to March 2026)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
252

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

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
20
Against the person
5
Against property
8
Rate per 1,000 residents
99.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 40 residents
State safety percentile
68.9th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-8.8%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions513
  • Fraud284
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment361
  • Malicious Damage To Property360
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault312

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
964
  • Coffee Camp Public SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

20 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 2158 Nimbin Rd
  • 416 Davis Rd
  • 918 Boyle Rd
  • Boyle Rd Opp Parmenter Rd
  • Nimbin Rd Opp 1722

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)

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Allow extra travel time. Check signage. Reduce your speed. <ul><li>Damaged culvert being replaced with new bridge</li><li>Traffic control measures in place</li><li>Expect delays</li></ul>Bishops Creek Road15 May 2026 – 31 Aug 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

4 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • October 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    43 SWIFT ROAD COFFEE CAMP 2480Determined
2024· 1 proposal

  • April 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Dual occupancy (detached); Driveways and hard stand spaces
    64 BISHOPS CREEK ROAD COFFEE CAMP 2480Determined
2023· 2 proposals

  • July 2023

  • Subdivision of land
    2051 NIMBIN ROAD COFFEE CAMP 2480Determined

  • February 2023

  • Dual occupancy
    84 PARMENTER ROAD COFFEE CAMP 2480Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • 1992 Nimbin RdBus stop
  • Nimbin Rd opp Bishops Creek RdBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

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

Desirability Index

Desirability score
18.6/100 — Below average
National rank
6650th in Australia
State rank
2069th in NSW
Peer rank
#553 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#1002 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
68%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • 1992 Nimbin Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Nimbin Rd opp Bishops Creek Rdamenitiesbus_stop
  • Breach Bail Conditionscrime513
  • Fraudcrime284
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime361
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime360
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime312
  • 2158 Nimbin Rdtransport
  • 416 Davis Rdtransport
  • 918 Boyle Rdtransport

Data sources & freshness

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