NSW · Mid-Coast Council
Nabiac, 2312
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Desirability score
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Nabiac is a quieter smaller community in Mid-Coast, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. 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, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Public transport is a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in transport and access and housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,294
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,253
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 47 of 514
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 50.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 45 / 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 111
- Against the person
- 29
- Against property
- 32
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 85.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 45 residents
- State safety percentile
- 60.6th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +50.4%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault15
- Fraud7
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment9
- Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabis17
- Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods9
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
- 938
- Nabiac 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
104 public transport stops in this suburb
- Abbott St Before Clarkson St
- Candoormakh Creek Rd Before Wallanbah Rd
- Memorial Park, Clarkson St
- Village Green, Clarkson St
- Wallanbah Rd At Dargavilles Rd
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).
123 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah37 CAREFREE ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)6 COWPER STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support56 CANDOORMAKH CREEK ROAD NABIAC 2312Under Assessment
March 2026
- Subdivision466 DARGAVILLES ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Ancillary commercial development89 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
2025· 17 proposals
December 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Moveable dwelling1 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Withdrawn
- Erection of a new structure; Animal boarding or training establishment83 STARTINS ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure181 CAREFREE ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure740 DARGAVILLES ROAD NABIAC 2312Withdrawn
September 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Fences; Swimming pool; Supporting Development14 CARMICHAEL PLACE NABIAC 2312Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool204 AERODROME ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation37 CAREFREE ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure20 HOSKINS STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
July 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Air-conditioning units; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Clothes hoists and clothes lines; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Rainwater tanks22 WHARF STREET NABIAC 2312Withdrawn
June 2025
- Commercial development; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia82 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
May 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure12 NABIAC STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
March 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation71 NABIAC STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure20 HOSKINS STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool4 STUART STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool23 WHARF STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house277 DARGAVILLES ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation6A FARNELL STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
2024· 18 proposals
December 2024
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure1 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure79 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation431 CANDOORMAKH CREEK ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation39 CAREFREE ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool121 CANDOORMAKH CREEK ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
October 2024
- Demolition; Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space82 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)255 WOODLANDS ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure18 ABBOTT STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure6 COWPER STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
September 2024
- Hotel or motel accommodation; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure89 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure79 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah339 DARGAVILLES ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
August 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport5 EVERINGHAM CLOSE NABIAC 2312Determined
July 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation1197 MINIMBAH ROAD NABIAC 2312Determined
May 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure66 CLARKSON STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Telecommunications facility15 SHOWGROUND LANE NABIAC 2312Determined
- Subdivision22 HOSKINS STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure18 HOSKINS STREET NABIAC 2312Determined
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
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bullocky Wharf ReserveNature reserve
- Memorial ParkPark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Village GreenPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Max Value Pharmacypharmacy
- Nabiac Village Medical Centreyes
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- 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)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 32.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4960th in Australia
- State rank
- 1586th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #331 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #663 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime15
- Fraudcrime7
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime9
- Possession And/Or Use Of Cannabiscrime17
- Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime9
- Abbott St Before Clarkson Sttransport
- Candoormakh Creek Rd Before Wallanbah Rdtransport
- Memorial Park, Clarkson Sttransport
- Village Green, Clarkson Sttransport
- Wallanbah Rd At Dargavilles Rdtransport
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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