NSW · Byron Council
Ewingsdale, 2481
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Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Ewingsdale is a regional centre in Byron that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability and community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Amenities
18 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 playgrounds · 1 ev charging
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 46 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 32/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.98
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(1)
- Three Blue DucksRestaurant
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Playground
Transport(8)
8 bus stops
Other(4)
- NRMAEV charging
- BaylatoIce Cream
- Parking (5)
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Public transport
46 public transport stops in this suburb
- 65 Myocum Rd
- Kennedys Lane After Myocum Rd
- Myocum Rd After Kennedys Lane
- Myocum Rd Before Pacific Motorway
- Myocum Rd North
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)
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $785
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,200
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $990
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 127
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Byron Central HospitalEwingsdale Roadhospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- 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
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 129
- Against the person
- 27
- Against property
- 59
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 125.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 38 residents
- State safety percentile
- 85.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -6.3%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions114
- Fraud133
- Malicious Damage To Property147
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault159
- Other Theft152
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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 44.0/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 42% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2768th in Australia
- State rank
- 883rd in NSW
- Peer rank
- #102 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #239 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Population
- Population
- 1,025
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,553
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 328
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,049
- Employment rate
- 58.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 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.
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
159 planning-related records
2026· 9 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Swimming pool54 BAY VISTA LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support22 AVOCADO CRESCENT EWINGSDALE 2481Deferred Commencement
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation198 BALRAITH LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Under Assessment
April 2026
- Subdivision142 MCGETTIGANS LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Residential Accommodation14 CITRIADORA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Under Assessment
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure55 BAY VISTA LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure43 CITRIADORA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
February 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool7 WALLABY CLOSE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
January 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation9 CAPE VISTA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
2025· 27 proposals
December 2025
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Carport; Residential Accommodation106 QUARRY LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
November 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure43 CITRIADORA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Manufactured home100 QUARRY LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Operational consent issued
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure160 QUARRY LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool39 SCENIC VISTA EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space47 CURRAWONG WAY EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure73 MYOCUM ROAD EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
September 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool7 WALLABY CLOSE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure8 PARKWAY DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure18 TAYLORS LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation8 ANGUS PLACE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure37 SCENIC VISTA EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
July 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Supporting Development37 CITRIADORA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Subdivision14 HILL VIEW PLACE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support198 BALRAITH LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Tennis courts; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development3 WALLABY CLOSE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
June 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure33 PLANTATION DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure77 Kennedys Lane EwingsdaleDetermined
May 2025
- Demolition; Commercial livestock grazing; Agriculture136 KENNEDYS LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Pathways and paving; Rainwater tanks; Swimming pool38 SCENIC VISTA EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation15 CAPE VISTA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
April 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)19 CITRIADORA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
March 2025
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Carport; Residential Accommodation106 QUARRY LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support11 PARKWAY DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool47 CURRAWONG WAY EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure12 CURRAWONG WAY EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
February 2025
- Restaurant or cafe; Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise11 EWINGSDALE ROAD EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
2024· 4 proposals
December 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation22 CURRAWONG WAY EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
November 2024
- Dual occupancy; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation9 CITRIADORA DRIVE EWINGSDALE 2481Operational consent requested
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool103 MCGETTIGANS LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure159 MCGETTIGANS LANE EWINGSDALE 2481Operational consent issued
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)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
Recent changes
- Baylatoamenitiesice_cream
- Byron Central Hospitalamenitiesbus_stop
- Ewingsdale Rd before McGettigans Laneamenitiesbus_stop
- Ewingsdale Rd before Quarry Laneamenitiesbus_stop
- McGettigans Lane after Ewingsdale Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- McGettigans Lane at Citriadora Dramenitiesbus_stop
- McGettigans Lane before Ewingsdale Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- NRMAamenitiescharging_station
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Parkingamenitiesparking
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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