Ben Bullen NSW 2790

Ben Bullen is a rural locality in New South Wales, 181 km from Sydney CBD, around 2 hours 35 minutes by car. Population is 71; the median age is 55 and the median household income is $81,224 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality fell 29.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $160 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,612. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 71. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Median Land Price

Q4 2025

The median land sale price in Ben Bullen sits at $650,000 in the December 2025 quarter, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 225% over the past decade — 12.5% per year on average.

$650,000

↑ +225.0% over 2015–2025 (+12.5%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$465/wk
56 bonds
+31% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2790 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

134 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 22% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2790.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Ben Bullen safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Ben Bullen sits in the low band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 40% on the prior year.

3 offences

40.0% since 2024
Arson 1 (33.3%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (33.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (33.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Ben Bullen killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Lithgow City Council has published 1 flood study on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Ben Bullen is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 21% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Ben Bullen.

17
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
28
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 86%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 14%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
11 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Lithgow: council population

The whole council area, not just Ben Bullen · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
20,693
-0.5% in a year
Change
-94
people since 2024
Density
4.6
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-81
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-58
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+45
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
3/10
3/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
2/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Ben Bullen is home to 71 residents, with a median age of 55 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $81,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

71

29.0% since 2016

Median Age

55

14.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$81,224/yr

23.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$160/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$2,612/mo

29.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.3

8.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$35,724/yr

11.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

40.0%

116.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

30

11.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

10.2%

Mortgage Stress

38.6%

70.0% since 2016

Work From Home

27.3%

68.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 30 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 23 (71.9%)
Mortgage 9 (28.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.9%
English Spoken at Home
91.5%
Employment Rate
54.7%
3.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
29.6%

Occupations

Managers 9 (25.7%)
Technicians & Trades 6 (17.1%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (14.3%)
Labourers 5 (14.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (8.6%)

Religion

Christianity 52 (73.2%)
No Religion 18 (25.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (8.5%)
Lebanon 4 (5.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 3 (4.2%)
5-14 7 (9.9%)
25-34 5 (7.0%)
35-44 3 (4.2%)
45-54 12 (16.9%)
55-64 17 (23.9%)
65-74 9 (12.7%)
75-84 3 (4.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 8 (50.0%)
Lone Person 5 (31.2%)
One Parent Families 3 (18.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 24 (72.7%)
Worked from Home 9 (27.3%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 25 (35.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6 (8.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (4.2%)
Bachelor Degree 3 (4.2%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 4 (13.3%)
2 cars 7 (23.3%)
3 cars 12 (40.0%)
4+ cars 3 (10.0%)

Council Rates

Lithgow
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,150 a year through Lithgow based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,150/yr
7% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Ben Bullen's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 84%
  • Environmental 15%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Lithgow

The whole council area, not just Ben Bullen · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 55 new dwellings were approved across Lithgow. That mix is 47 houses and 8 units.

Trailing 12 months
55dwellings
Houses
47
detached dwellings
Units
8
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Bathurst Airport AWS, 40.8 km

Moderate rainfall — warm summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
891 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
644 mm
72 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
28.4°C
7 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
1.2°C
50 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2790, 59 of 13,047 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (316 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.07%
2023
0.18%
2024
0.31%
2025
0.45%

Rooftop solar

36
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.0 kW each

In postcode 2790, 2,794 rooftop-solar systems totalling 19.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,661 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 203 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
229
2020
249
2021
234
2022
258
2023
311
2024
189
2025
189
2026
102

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,390
Loan amount
$520,000
Total interest over 30 years
$700,404

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 2790.

Deposit
$130,000
Stamp duty
$23,437
Cash needed at settlement
$153,437

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Calare

Currently held by Andrew Gee Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Andrew Gee 37.7% 62.3% +3.2
2022 Andrew Gee 34.5% 65.5% +2.2
2019 Andrew Gee 36.7% 63.3% +1.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Bathurst District

Currently held by Paul Toole The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Paul Toole NP 73.6%
2019 Paul Toole NP 67.9%
2015 Paul Toole NP 65.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Ben Bullen

Is Ben Bullen a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Ben Bullen is low (36/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Ben Bullen?

Ben Bullen has a moderate recorded bushfire history (50/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Ben Bullen?

Ben Bullen, NSW had a population of 71 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Ben Bullen, NSW?

The postcode for Ben Bullen, NSW is 2790.

How far is Ben Bullen from Sydney?

Ben Bullen is 181 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 157 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Ben Bullen?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Ben Bullen was $81,224 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Ben Bullen?

There are too few current rental listings in Ben Bullen for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $160, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Ben Bullen?

The median age of residents in Ben Bullen was 55 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Ben Bullen at risk of bushfire?

Ben Bullen has a moderate recorded bushfire history (50/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Ben Bullen?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Ben Bullen, Bathurst Airport AWS (40.8 km away), summer days average 28.4°C, winter nights 1.2°C, 644 mm of rain a year over 72 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median land price in Ben Bullen?

The median sale price for land lots in Ben Bullen was $650,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Ben Bullen?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Ben Bullen belong to?

Ben Bullen sits within the Lithgow local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Ben Bullen?

The average residential rates bill through Lithgow is $1,150 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Ben Bullen?

Across Lithgow, 55 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Ben Bullen in?

Ben Bullen sits within the federal Division of Calare, currently held by Andrew Gee (Independent).

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