NSW · Bellingen Council
Repton, 2454
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Desirability score
- Coastal
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Repton wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Coastal living here comes with genuine distance from the capital, a self-contained pace with the sea at its heart. Salt air and open horizons give the suburb a relaxed, outdoor feel year-round.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. Public transport is a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum lag similar coastal suburbs, despite relative strength in housing affordability and transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 667
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,480
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 275
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,729
- Employment rate
- 55.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 25 / 5 / 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
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $630
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 39
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)
- 40
- Against the person
- 14
- Against property
- 16
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 60
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 48 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -6.7%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault39
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment53
- Malicious Damage To Property66
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault42
- Other Offences62
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
- 1,030
- Repton 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
42 public transport stops in this suburb
- 37 Elk Av
- Blackbutt Av After Forest Dr
- Blackbutt Av At Lyon St
- Blackbutt Av Before Lyon St
- Repton Public School, River 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).
20 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
February 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool35 PERRYS ROAD REPTON 2454Determined
2025· 1 proposal
February 2025
- Secondary dwelling; 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 Australia56 PERRYS ROAD REPTON 2454Determined
2024· 7 proposals
November 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure80 TUCKERS ROCK ROAD REPTON 2454Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure140 TUCKERS ROCK ROAD REPTON 2454Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool28 FOREST DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation99 FOREST DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure88 FOREST DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support8 OLD COAST ROAD REPTON 2454Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; 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 verandah; Pathways and paving25 JOELIZA DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
2023· 5 proposals
November 2023
- 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 verandah; Pathways and paving25 JOELIZA DRIVE REPTON 2454Withdrawn
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia4 LYON STREET REPTON 2454Determined
July 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development6 HUNTER STREET REPTON 2454Determined
April 2023
- Dwelling19 TUCKERS ROCK ROAD REPTON 2454Determined
March 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development140 TUCKERS ROCK ROAD REPTON 2454Determined
2022· 4 proposals
August 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed88 FOREST DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
April 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development90 FOREST DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
January 2022
- Secondary dwelling25 FOREST DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development45 FOREST DRIVE REPTON 2454Determined
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development35 LYON STREET REPTON 2454Determined
July 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces140 TUCKERS ROCK ROAD REPTON 2454Withdrawn
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
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Repton Rd after Mylestom DrBus stop
- Repton Rd before Mylestom DrBus stop
- Telephone
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 40.7/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3355th in Australia
- State rank
- 1061st in NSW
- Peer rank
- #44 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #109 among Coastal & beach 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
- Repton Rd after Mylestom Dramenitiesbus_stop
- Repton Rd before Mylestom Dramenitiesbus_stop
- Telephoneamenitiestelephone
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime39
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime53
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime66
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime42
- Other Offencescrime62
- 37 Elk Avtransport
- Blackbutt Av After Forest Drtransport
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)
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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