NSW · Tweed Council
Hastings Point, 2489
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Hastings Point anchors everyday life in Tweed, a regional smaller community with its own identity and rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker community and employment and housing affordability against similar regional towns, even with safety holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 661
- Median age
- 67
- Median household income / week
- $744
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 80 of 416
- Median monthly mortgage
- $960
- Employment rate
- 25.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 26 / 23 / 106
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)
- $625
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,050
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 49
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)
- 18
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 110 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -9.8%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault18
- Fraud17
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment29
- Malicious Damage To Property26
- Steal From Motor Vehicle16
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
Public transport
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- 2 Tweed Coast Rd
- Hastings Point General Store, Tweed Coast Rd
- TriCare Retirement Community, Tweed Coast Rd
- Tweed Coast Rd Opp Hastings Point General Store
- Tweed Coast Rd Opp TriCare Retirement Community
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).
20 planning-related records
2025· 6 proposals
November 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)19 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
September 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Carport17 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 YOUNG STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
May 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
March 2025
- Seniors housing; Independent living units; Erection of a new structure87-89 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
2024· 5 proposals
December 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support4 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
October 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure26 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)61 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure26 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
2023· 2 proposals
July 2023
- Dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Garages, carports and car parking spaces4 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
June 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development2 PENINSULA STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
2022· 1 proposal
March 2022
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Garages, carports and car parking spaces10 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
2021· 6 proposals
November 2021
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing61 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
September 2021
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing61 Tweed Coast Road Hastings PointRejected
June 2021
- Subdivision of land75 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
March 2021
- Dwelling43 TWEED COAST ROAD HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
February 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development9 YOUNG STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
- Secondary dwelling25 CREEK STREET HASTINGS POINT 2489Determined
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
34 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Hastings Point General StoreAlcohol
- ATM
- Bbq
- Bus stop
- Hastings Point General Store, Tweed Coast RdBus stop
- TriCare Retirement Community, Tweed Coast RdBus stop
- Tweed Coast Rd opp Hastings Point General StoreBus stop
- Tweed Coast Rd opp TriCare Retirement CommunityBus stop
- Ripples Licensed CafeCafe
- Hastings Point General StoreFast food
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cudgera Creek ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 33.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4660th in Australia
- State rank
- 1491st in NSW
- Peer rank
- #290 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #602 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ATMamenitiesatm
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Australia Post Hastings Pointamenitiespost_office
- BP Hastings Pointamenities1 Tweed Coast Roadfuel
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bus stopamenitiesbus_stop
- Coles Express Hastings Pointamenities99 Tweed Coast Roadfuel
- Cudgera Creek Parkamenitiespark
- Cudgera Creek Parkamenitiestoilets
- Hastings Point General Storeamenitiesalcohol
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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