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NSW · Upper Lachlan Shire Council

Wombeyan Caves, 2580

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  • Green suburb
What Wombeyan Caves is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Wombeyan Caves is a welcoming smaller community in Upper Lachlan Shire, with a settled community character. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.

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

Population

Population
53
Median age
55
Median household income / week
$900
Dwelling vacancy
63.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
44 of 69
Median monthly mortgage
$1,197
Employment rate
32%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 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.

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$390
Houses (January to March 2026)
$525
All types (January to March 2026)
$500
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
230

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

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
5
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
94.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 53 residents
State safety percentile
66.2th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions290
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault160
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment230
  • Malicious Damage To Property237
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault183

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

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

5 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    GUINEACOR ROAD NORTH WOMBEYAN CAVES 2580Determined
2024· 1 proposal

  • May 2024

  • Subdivision
    211 TALLYGANG MOUNTAIN ROAD WOMBEYAN CAVES 2580Determined
2023· 2 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Demolition; Dwelling house
    296 CHALKERS LANE WOMBEYAN CAVES 2580Determined

  • October 2023

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    296 CHALKERS LANE WOMBEYAN CAVES 2580Determined
2022· 1 proposal

  • May 2022

  • Dwelling
    82 Guineacor Road North Wombeyan CavesDetermined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

4 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Cafe
  • Drinking water
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field

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)
7/10
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

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)
9
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

  • Cafeamenitiescafe
  • Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
  • Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
  • Sports fieldamenitiespitch
  • Breach Bail Conditionscrime290
  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime160
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime230
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime237
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime183
  • Demolition; Dwelling houseplanning296 CHALKERS LANE WOMBEYAN CAVES 2580Lodged 15 Dec 2023 · Determined

Data sources & freshness

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