NSW · Clarence Valley Council
Nymboida, 2460
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Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
In Clarence Valley, Nymboida keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. 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. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities the main drags compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 268
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $870
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 117
- Median monthly mortgage
- $756
- Employment rate
- 32.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 16 / 3 / 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)
- $450
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $530
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $486
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 170
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)
- 38
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 15
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 141.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 30 residents
- State safety percentile
- 89.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +5.8%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order298
- Breach Bail Conditions527
- Domestic Violence Related Assault274
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment387
- Malicious Damage To Property339
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
- 908
- Nymboida 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
33 public transport stops in this suburb
- 199 Glens Creek Rd
- 3957 Armidale Rd
- Armidale Rd Opp Boundary Creek Rd
- Nymboida Police Station, Armidale Rd
- Nymboida Public School
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).
53 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4924 ARMIDALE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Under Assessment
March 2026
- Subdivision248 LAYTONS RANGE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Under Assessment
2025· 4 proposals
June 2025
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (detached)86 BENNETTS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
May 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Entertainment associated with existing premises3520 ARMIDALE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
February 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure3520 ARMIDALE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure376 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Additional Information Requested
2024· 5 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure100 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure120 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home3657 ARMIDALE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure493 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
January 2024
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extractive Industries (non-mining)102 BOUNDARY CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
2023· 6 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation173 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDADetermined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure24 CHURCH STREET NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
June 2023
- Dwelling146 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
May 2023
- Dwelling51 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
March 2023
- Dwelling380 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Dwelling376 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
2022· 9 proposals
November 2022
- Dwelling380 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling214 LAYTONS RANGE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Other174 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling564 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
June 2022
- DwellingBIBARINGA ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
April 2022
- Subdivision of land312 BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
January 2022
- Dwelling284 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Dwelling129 BIBARINGA ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Development Application562 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
2021· 14 proposals
December 2021
- Dwelling312 BLACK MOUNTAIN ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Dwelling275 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Development Application174 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Development Application538 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Development Application615 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
November 2021
- Dwelling86 FRICKERS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- DwellingFrickers Road, NymboidaDetermined
- Farm buildings86 BENNETTS ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
October 2021
- Dwelling236 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Dwelling214 LAYTONS RANGE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Dwelling304 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
September 2021
- Dwelling154 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
- Alterations and additions to commercial development3520 ARMIDALE ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
August 2021
- Development Application798 GLENS CREEK ROAD NYMBOIDA 2460Determined
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- James Cartmill Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- 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
- 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)
- 1
- 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
- 17.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6720th in Australia
- State rank
- 2087th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #566 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #1015 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime298
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime527
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime274
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime387
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime339
- 199 Glens Creek Rdtransport
- 3957 Armidale Rdtransport
- Armidale Rd Opp Boundary Creek Rdtransport
- Nymboida Police Station, Armidale Rdtransport
- Nymboida Public Schooltransport
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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