Crabbes Creek NSW 2483

Crabbes Creek is a suburb in New South Wales, 776 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 15 minutes by car. Population is 343; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $73,840 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 18.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,590. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Crabbes Creek's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.67 million, about 2% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$1,672,000

↓ −1.6% year-on-year

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$900/wk
29 bonds
+33% since 2021
2-bed units
$662/wk
10 bonds
+16% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2483 (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

69 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 43% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2483.

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 3.9% of the suburb'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 Crabbes Creek safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Crabbes Creek sits in the moderate band, with 12 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 8% on the prior year.

12 offences

7.7% since 2024
Theft 6 (50.0%)
Assault 3 (25.0%)
Property Damage 2 (16.7%)
Arson 1 (8.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb 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

Tweed Shire Council has published 8 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 8 on the portal

Schools

One school serve Crabbes Creek, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

38
out of 100
Weak
1 school in this suburb
1 below similar
  • • 37 students in one school (avg 37)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 37 students
ICSEA 985 (higher than 40% of Australian schools) · 7% top-SEA students
Below similar

Walkability

Crabbes Creek 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 47
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

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Crabbes Creek.

25
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
115
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 68%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 32%

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

Tweed: council population

The whole council area, not just Crabbes Creek · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
101,044
+0.7% in a year
Change
+716
people since 2024
Density
77
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-131
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+427
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+420
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
7/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
4/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Crabbes Creek is home to 343 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $74,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

343

18.3% since 2016

Median Age

47

2.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$73,840/yr

37.7% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$400/wk

8.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,590/mo

12.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

8.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$34,788/yr

20.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

74.4% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

16.2%

6.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

111

6.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.4%

2.2% since 2016

Houses

99.1%

13.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

28.2%

21.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.8%

18.6% since 2016

Work From Home

15.9%

69.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 110 (99.1%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (0.9%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 49 (45.8%)
Owned Outright 37 (34.6%)
Renting 21 (19.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
73.2%
English Spoken at Home
83.7%
Employment Rate
58.2%
4.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
34.1%

Occupations

Managers 30 (18.0%)
Technicians & Trades 29 (17.4%)
Community & Personal Service 27 (16.2%)
Professionals 25 (15.0%)
Labourers 25 (15.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 15 (9.0%)
Sales 10 (6.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 10 (6.0%)

Religion

No Religion 176 (51.3%)
Christianity 89 (25.9%)
Buddhism 7 (2.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 19 (5.5%)
Germany 8 (2.3%)
New Zealand 3 (0.9%)
Thailand 3 (0.9%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

German 6 (1.7%)
Thai 3 (0.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 15 (4.4%)
5-14 31 (9.0%)
15-19 20 (5.8%)
20-24 13 (3.8%)
25-34 53 (15.5%)
35-44 35 (10.2%)
45-54 47 (13.7%)
55-64 71 (20.7%)
65-74 32 (9.3%)
75-84 18 (5.2%)
85+ 5 (1.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 33 (41.8%)
One Parent Families 18 (22.8%)
Lone Person 18 (22.8%)
Group Household 10 (12.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 97 (73.5%)
Worked from Home 21 (15.9%)
Walked Only 11 (8.3%)
Car (passenger) 3 (2.3%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 59 (17.2%)
Bachelor Degree 29 (8.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 25 (7.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 8 (2.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (1.2%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 24 (22.0%)
2 cars 46 (42.2%)
3 cars 25 (22.9%)
4+ cars 12 (11.0%)

Council Rates

Tweed
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,745 a year through Tweed based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,745/yr
42% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Crabbes Creek's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 98%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%
  • 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 suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Tweed

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

In the year to August 2026, 331 new dwellings were approved across Tweed. That mix is 187 houses and 144 units. Approvals are down 49.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
331dwellings
-49.7% YoY
Houses
187
detached dwellings
Units
144
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tweed Byron 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), 16.9 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
6.8 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 suburb 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

1.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.11% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 15% in NSW

In postcode 2483, 113 of 9,269 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.0% (278 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.11%
2022
0.21%
2023
0.47%
2024
0.85%
2025
1.22%

Rooftop solar

72
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 2483, 3,551 rooftop-solar systems totalling 21.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,960 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 252 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
257
2020
328
2021
294
2022
217
2023
214
2024
199
2025
212
2026
134

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
$8,720
Loan amount
$1,337,600
Total interest over 30 years
$1,801,654

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 2 across postcode 2483.

Deposit
$334,400
Stamp duty
$73,247
Cash needed at settlement
$407,647

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 Richmond

Currently held by Justine Elliot Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Justine Elliot 60.0% 40.0% +1.8
2022 Justine Elliot 58.2% 41.8% -4.2
2019 Justine Elliot 54.1% 45.9% -0.1

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

State Electorate

Tweed District

Currently held by Geoff Provest The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Geoff Provest NP 53.6%
2019 Geoff Provest NP 55.0%
2015 Geoff Provest NP 53.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb'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 Crabbes Creek

Is Crabbes Creek a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Crabbes Creek is moderate (59/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Crabbes Creek?

Crabbes Creek has a moderate recorded bushfire history (59/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Crabbes Creek?

Crabbes Creek, NSW had a population of 343 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Crabbes Creek, NSW?

The postcode for Crabbes Creek, NSW is 2483.

How far is Crabbes Creek from Sydney?

Crabbes Creek is 776 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 496 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Crabbes Creek?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Crabbes Creek was $73,840 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 Crabbes Creek?

There are too few current rental listings in Crabbes Creek for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $400, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Crabbes Creek?

The median age of residents in Crabbes Creek was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Crabbes Creek at risk of bushfire?

Crabbes Creek has a moderate recorded bushfire history (59/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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.

How are the schools in Crabbes Creek?

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

Is Crabbes Creek walkable?

Crabbes Creek 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 Crabbes Creek?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Crabbes Creek, Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (16.9 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 Crabbes Creek?

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 Crabbes Creek belong to?

Crabbes Creek sits within the Tweed local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Crabbes Creek?

The average residential rates bill through Tweed is $1,745 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Crabbes Creek?

Across Tweed, 331 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 49.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Crabbes Creek in?

Crabbes Creek sits within the federal Division of Richmond, currently held by Justine Elliot (Australian Labor Party).

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