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NSW · Coonamble Council

Quambone, 2831

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  • Green suburb
What Quambone is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Quambone is a welcoming smaller community in Coonamble, with a settled community character. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout.

Transport options are solid enough for daily errands and regular trips further afield. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
128
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,100
Dwelling vacancy
32.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
17 of 53
Median monthly mortgage
$764
Employment rate
45.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
6 / 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)
11
Against the person
2
Against property
5
Rate per 1,000 residents
85.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 64 residents
State safety percentile
60.6th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-8.1%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment15
  • Malicious Damage To Property10
  • Motor Vehicle Theft13
  • Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences10
  • Trespass17

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
826
  • Quambone Public SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

11 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Gidgerah St After Yarea St
  • Gidgerah St At Yambunyah St
  • Mungie St At Yarea St
  • Tucka Tucka St At Buckimbe St
  • Tucka Tucka St At Buckimbe St

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).

3 planning-related records

2026· 1 proposal

  • May 2026

  • Subdivision
    9917 MERRI MERRI ROAD QUAMBONE 2831Under Assessment
2024· 1 proposal

  • April 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    EMBY ROAD QUAMBONE 2831Determined
2022· 1 proposal

  • June 2022

  • Other
    10 TUCKA TUCKA STREET QUAMBONE 2831Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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

  • New Park - QuambonePark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
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

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

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

Recent changes

  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime15
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime10
  • Motor Vehicle Theftcrime13
  • Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offencescrime10
  • Trespasscrime17
  • Gidgerah St After Yarea Sttransport
  • Gidgerah St At Yambunyah Sttransport
  • Mungie St At Yarea Sttransport
  • Tucka Tucka St At Buckimbe Sttransport
  • Tucka Tucka St At Buckimbe Sttransport

Data sources & freshness

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