Bexhill NSW 2480

Located in New South Wales, Bexhill sits 736 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 5 minutes by car. The locality has 528 residents, a median age of 44, and a median household income of $88,608 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 6.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,134. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Bexhill a good place to live?

Bexhill scores a B (52/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 23/100 · 736 km · 487 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Around the state median

Median $1.13M

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 42/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 44 · 528 residents

B

Liveability Rating

52 / 100 · Ranked #697 in NSW

Each bar is Bexhill's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
84
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
53
Advantaged
Walkability
27
Car-dependent
CBD access
4
736.0 km · 487 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 84 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 53 × 25% + Walkability rank 27 × 15% + CBD access rank 4 × 10% = 52 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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52 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Bexhill's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.13 million, roughly 32% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only eight sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$1,133,000

↑ +32.2% year-on-year

Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 74 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Bexhill are currently listed at around $925,000 on average. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.

$925K

4 houses listed in the last 6 months.

4 of the suburb's 175 dwellings (2.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$680/wk
79 bonds
+37% since 2021
2-bed units
$445/wk
30 bonds
+46% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2480 (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

103 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2480.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

5 active Airbnb listings: 5 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.5% of the locality's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Bexhill safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Bexhill sits in the moderate band, with 13 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 44% on the prior year.

13 offences

44.4% since 2024
Theft 5 (38.5%)
Arson 2 (15.4%)
Assault 2 (15.4%)
Harassment & Stalking 2 (15.4%)
Sexual Offences 2 (15.4%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

7 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Bangalow Road 6 (85.7%)

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

Lismore City Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

One school serve Bexhill, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this locality
1 at similar
  • • 113 students in one school (avg 113)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 113 students
ICSEA 995 (higher than 44% of Australian schools) · 13% top-SEA students
At similar

Universities nearby

0.9% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.

Distance is measured to the locality centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

Bexhill is very car-dependent on foot — at 23/100, nearly all errands require a car.

23
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 48
Schools within 1.5 km 60
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

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Bexhill.

30
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
6.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
3.2 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.2 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
13.2 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bexhill.

54
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
30%
Premises covered
216
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 52%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 30%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 18%

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
3 in locality
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
2 in locality

Lismore: council population

The whole council area, not just Bexhill · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
43,642
-0.2% in a year
Change
-108
people since 2024
Density
34
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+66
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-323
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+149
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
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
7/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Bexhill is home to 528 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $89,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

528

6.7% since 2016

Median Age

44

4.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$88,608/yr

17.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$340/wk

25.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,134/mo

9.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

3.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,196/yr

13.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

21.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

13.1%

70.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

175

3.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

86.1%

7.9% since 2016

Houses

89.7%

96.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.0%

7.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

28.9%

6.5% since 2016

Work From Home

18.8%

176.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 157 (89.7%)
Townhouses 9 (5.1%)
Flats / Apartments 9 (5.1%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 73 (44.0%)
Mortgage 70 (42.2%)
Renting 23 (13.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
79.0%
English Spoken at Home
85.4%
Employment Rate
59.6%
5.8% since 2016
Completed Year 12
37.9%

Occupations

Professionals 67 (26.5%)
Managers 36 (14.2%)
Technicians & Trades 31 (12.3%)
Community & Personal Service 30 (11.9%)
Labourers 30 (11.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 25 (9.9%)
Sales 18 (7.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 10 (4.0%)

Religion

Christianity 257 (48.7%)
No Religion 191 (36.2%)
Hinduism 3 (0.6%)
Other Religions 3 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 12 (2.3%)
New Zealand 10 (1.9%)
India 7 (1.3%)
South Africa 3 (0.6%)
Fiji 3 (0.6%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 10 (1.9%)
2011-2015 6 (1.1%)
2001-2010 11 (2.1%)
1991-2000 4 (0.8%)
1981-1990 5 (0.9%)
Before 1981 22 (4.2%)

10 residents (1.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Age Distribution

0-4 32 (6.1%)
5-14 67 (12.7%)
15-19 27 (5.1%)
20-24 11 (2.1%)
25-34 66 (12.5%)
35-44 59 (11.2%)
45-54 71 (13.4%)
55-64 97 (18.4%)
65-74 75 (14.2%)
75-84 14 (2.7%)
85+ 4 (0.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 59 (57.8%)
Lone Person 25 (24.5%)
One Parent Families 18 (17.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 148 (73.3%)
Worked from Home 38 (18.8%)
Car (passenger) 8 (4.0%)
Walked Only 8 (4.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 76 (14.4%)
Bachelor Degree 72 (13.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 39 (7.4%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 18 (3.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 14 (2.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 44 (26.2%)
2 cars 75 (44.6%)
3 cars 38 (22.6%)
4+ cars 13 (7.7%)

Council Rates

Lismore
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,487 a year through Lismore based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,487/yr
21% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Bexhill's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 94%
  • Environmental 4%
  • Residential 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: Lismore

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

In the year to August 2026, 138 new dwellings were approved across Lismore. That mix is 70 houses and 68 units.

Trailing 12 months
138dwellings
Houses
70
detached dwellings
Units
68
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Ngulingah 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 Murwillumbah (Bray Park), 46.4 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
15 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
21.7 km
Annual rainfall
1,569 mm
108 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
4 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.1°C
0 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

0.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.06% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2480, 213 of 37,524 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.3% (1,250 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.06%
2022
0.11%
2023
0.19%
2024
0.41%
2025
0.57%

Rooftop solar

69
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 2480, 13,200 rooftop-solar systems totalling 80.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 19,120 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 817 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
1,029
2020
1,313
2021
1,069
2022
712
2023
745
2024
721
2025
654
2026
510

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

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$5,909
Loan amount
$906,400
Total interest over 30 years
$1,220,858

6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2480.

Deposit
$226,600
Stamp duty
$45,172
Cash needed at settlement
$271,772

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 Page

Currently held by Kevin Hogan The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Kevin Hogan 40.7% 59.3% +1.4
2022 Kevin Hogan 39.3% 60.7% +1.3
2019 Kevin Hogan 40.5% 59.5% +7.2

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

Lismore District

Currently held by Janelle Saffin Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Janelle Saffin ALP 65.0%
2019 Janelle Saffin ALP 51.4%
2015 Thomas George NP 52.9%

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 Bexhill

Is Bexhill a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Bexhill is moderate (42/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Bexhill?

Bexhill has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Bexhill a good place to live?

Bexhill has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (52/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Bexhill?

Bexhill, NSW had a population of 528 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Bexhill, NSW?

The postcode for Bexhill, NSW is 2480.

How far is Bexhill from Sydney?

Bexhill is 736 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 487 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Bexhill?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bexhill was $88,608 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 Bexhill?

There are too few current rental listings in Bexhill for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $340, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Bexhill?

The median age of residents in Bexhill was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Bexhill?

There is 1 school inside the Bexhill boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Bexhill walkable?

Bexhill scores 23/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Bexhill?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bexhill, Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (46.4 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 9.1°C, 1,569 mm of rain a year over 108 rainy days, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bexhill?

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 Bexhill belong to?

Bexhill sits within the Lismore local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Bexhill?

The average residential rates bill through Lismore is $1,487 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Bexhill?

Across Lismore, 138 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 Bexhill in?

Bexhill sits within the federal Division of Page, currently held by Kevin Hogan (The Nationals).

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