NSW · Tweed Council
Piggabeen, 2486
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Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Piggabeen is a practical smaller community in Tweed, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. You get space and calm here, while the city and neighbouring suburbs are still close enough for regular outings. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally. Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.
Steady development is bringing new homes and gradual renewal to parts of the suburb.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
13 public transport stops in this suburb
- 868 Piggabeen Rd
- Green Valley Way Turnaround
- O'Miah Way Turnaround
- Piggabeen Rd At Green Valley Way
- Piggabeen Rd At O'Miah Way
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)
- $700
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $950
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $835
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 154
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)
- 23
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 69.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 67 residents
- State safety percentile
- 47.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +9.8%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order152
- Fraud142
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment133
- Malicious Damage To Property192
- Steal From Retail Store323
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
- 25.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5935th in Australia
- State rank
- 1856th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #396 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #827 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 60%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Population
- Population
- 333
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,921
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 107
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,250
- Employment rate
- 60%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 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)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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).
24 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)76 GREEN VALLEY WAY PIGGABEEN 2486Under Assessment
May 2026
- Shed; Erection of a new structure11 MOOMBA CRESCENT PIGGABEEN 2486Under Assessment
March 2026
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 BANDANA DRIVE PIGGABEEN 2486Under Assessment
January 2026
- Demolition; Farm buildings; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Supporting Development10 OMIAH WAY PIGGABEEN 2486Withdrawn
2025· 4 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Rural worker's dwelling10 BANDANA DRIVE PIGGABEEN 2486Withdrawn
May 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structurePIGGABEEN ROAD PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
March 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah20 GREEN VALLEY WAY PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure795 PIGGABEEN ROAD PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
2024· 4 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; 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; Carport; Rural worker's dwelling10 OMIAH WAY PIGGABEEN 2486Withdrawn
May 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support11 Robinsons Road PiggabeenDetermined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Residential Accommodation763 PIGGABEEN ROAD PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool18 ROBINSONS ROAD PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
2023· 2 proposals
May 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing31 EVA CRESCENT PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
January 2023
- Dwelling; Other32 BANDANA DRIVE PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
2022· 4 proposals
December 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing31 EVA CRESCENT PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
September 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing26 EVA CRESCENT PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
May 2022
- Shed11 MOOMBA CRESCENT PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
January 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing17 PINE TREE PLACE PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
2021· 6 proposals
November 2021
- Demolition20 GREEN VALLEY WAY PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development32 EVA CRESCENT PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
- Farm buildings548 PIGGABEEN ROAD PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
July 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces23 ROBINSONS ROAD PIGGABEEN 2486Withdrawn
- Alterations and additions to residential development39 OMIAH WAY PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
June 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing788 PIGGABEEN ROAD PIGGABEEN 2486Determined
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
- 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
Recent changes
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime152
- Fraudcrime142
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime133
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime192
- Steal From Retail Storecrime323
- 868 Piggabeen Rdtransport
- Green Valley Way Turnaroundtransport
- O'Miah Way Turnaroundtransport
- Piggabeen Rd At Green Valley Waytransport
- Piggabeen Rd At O'Miah Waytransport
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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