Deniliquin NSW 2710

Located in New South Wales, Deniliquin sits 721 km from Sydney CBD, around 7 hours 55 minutes by car. The town has 7,432 residents, a median age of 47, and a median household income of $63,492 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population fell 5.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $230 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,083. The area shows high crime risk. Of 5 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.

Is Deniliquin a good town?

Deniliquin scores a D (24/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit and safety.

Schools

Mixed results

5 schools · 1 above peer schools

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 720.7 km · 473 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $418K · More affordable than 89% of NSW

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 30/100 · Crime 89/100

Community

Below-average income

SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 47 · 7,432 residents

D

Liveability Rating

24 / 100 · Ranked #1398 in NSW

Each bar is Deniliquin's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).

Schools quality
44
Some above similar
Safety
24
Bushfire Low · Crime High

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
23
Disadvantaged
Walkability
5
Very car-dependent
CBD access
5
720.7 km · 473 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Schools rank 44 × 25% + Safety rank 24 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 23 × 25% + Walkability rank 5 × 15% + CBD access rank 5 × 10% = 24 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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24 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Deniliquin's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $418,000, roughly 10% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$417,500

Cheaper than 90% of NSW
↑ +10.0% year-on-year

Based on 18 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 42 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 15 sales $410K

Units

$332,500

Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Deniliquin are currently listed at around $495,000 on average. Based on 37 houses listed in the past six months.

$495K

last 3 months
↑ +13.8% vs previous 6 months from $435K
Since 2021: $282K → $464K (+64%)

37 houses listed in the last 6 months.

39 of the suburb's 2,990 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Deniliquin rent for around $450 a week on average, based on 21 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

Houses

$450/wk

last 4 months
→ 0.0% vs previous 6 months from $450/wk
Since 2021: $307/wk → $440/wk (+43%)

21 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Units

$280/wk

last 2 months

12 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

33 rentals advertised against an estimated 804 rented homes (4.1%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$425/wk
39 bonds
+44% since 2021
2-bed units
$260/wk
16 bonds
+56% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2710 (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

180 Affordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 17% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2710.

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.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
4.7% above the typical range
Top 6% in NSW

$450/week ($23,000 a year) on a $495,000 median

Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Is Deniliquin safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Deniliquin sits in the high band, with 897 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 4% on the prior year.

897 offences

4.1% since 2024
Theft 272 (30.3%)
Assault 145 (16.2%)
Harassment & Stalking 115 (12.8%)
Disorderly Conduct 103 (11.5%)
Drug Offences 98 (10.9%)
Property Damage 84 (9.4%)
Sexual Offences 35 (3.9%)
Weapons Offences 32 (3.6%)
Other Offences Against Person 6 (0.7%)
Arson 5 (0.6%)
Robbery 2 (0.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

8 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Cobb Highway 3 (37.5%)

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

Murray River Council has published 14 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 14 on the portal

Schools

Five schools serve Deniliquin, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. St Michael's Parish School leads the pack.

50
out of 100
Average
5 schools in this town
1 above similar · 3 at similar · 1 below similar
  • • 1,133 students across 5 schools (avg 227)
  • • Sectors: 4 Government, 1 Catholic
  • • ICSEA 872-1022, median 951 (below the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Deniliquin High School (432 students)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 164 students
ICSEA 992 (higher than 43% of Australian schools) · 12% top-SEA students
At similar
Government · K-6 · 264 students
ICSEA 951 (higher than 25% of Australian schools) · 5% top-SEA students
At similar
Government · K-6 · 105 students
ICSEA 872 (higher than 7% of Australian schools) · 5% top-SEA students
Below similar
Catholic · K-6 · 168 students
ICSEA 1022 (higher than 57% of Australian schools) · 19% top-SEA students
Above similar

Secondary

Government · 7-12 · 432 students
ICSEA 948 (higher than 24% of Australian schools) · 8% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Deniliquin is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 14 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
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.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Deniliquin.

63
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
32.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
17.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
0 min
Span of service
10.7 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 Deniliquin.

72
connectivity score / 100
Top 21% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
42%
Premises covered
4,559
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 42%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 21%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 19%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 15%
Fibre to the building (FTTB) 1%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

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 town
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
5 in town
Parks & Reserves
14 in town
Sport & Recreation
3 in town
Beaches
None
Waterways
45 in town
Childcare
7 in town
GPs
4 in town
Pharmacies
2 in town
Hospitals
1 in town
Police Stations
1 in town
Banks & Bank@Post
6 in town
Fuel Stations
5 in town
EV Chargers
1 in town
Pubs & Bars
4 in town
Arts & Culture
1 in town
Places of Worship
2 in town

Murray River: council population

The whole council area, not just Deniliquin · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
14,030
+2.6% in a year
Change
+355
people since 2024
Density
1.2
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-18
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+339
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+34
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town'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
3/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
2/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 26 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Deniliquin is home to about 7,400 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $63,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

7,432

5.5% since 2016

Median Age

47

4.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$63,492/yr

14.9% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$230/wk

17.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,083/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.2

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$36,140/yr

18.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

27.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

13.8%

15.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

2,990

1.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

73.1%

3.8% since 2016

Houses

89.0%

0.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

18.8%

2.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.5%

12.8% since 2016

Work From Home

7.5%

82.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 2,660 (89.0%)
Townhouses 279 (9.3%)
Flats / Apartments 51 (1.7%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 1,209 (42.1%)
Mortgage 889 (31.0%)
Renting 774 (26.9%)
Of those rentals, social housing 105 (13.6%)

71 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 34 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 774 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
83.7%
English Spoken at Home
87.7%
Employment Rate
52.3%
3.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
28.2%

Occupations

Professionals 504 (15.6%)
Community & Personal Service 473 (14.6%)
Technicians & Trades 452 (14.0%)
Managers 437 (13.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 385 (11.9%)
Labourers 367 (11.3%)
Sales 283 (8.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 235 (7.3%)

Religion

Christianity 3,766 (50.7%)
No Religion 2,780 (37.4%)
Hinduism 34 (0.5%)
Buddhism 29 (0.4%)
Other Religions 24 (0.3%)
Islam 6 (0.1%)
Sikhism 3 (0.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 88 (1.2%)
New Zealand 58 (0.8%)
India 37 (0.5%)
South Africa 20 (0.3%)
Germany 19 (0.3%)
Italy 18 (0.2%)
Netherlands 18 (0.2%)
Philippines 17 (0.2%)

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 88 (1.2%)
2011-2015 48 (0.6%)
2001-2010 64 (0.9%)
1991-2000 26 (0.3%)
1981-1990 36 (0.5%)
Before 1981 156 (2.1%)

88 residents (1.2%) 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.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

3.0% of residents (215) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (132).

Overseas 105 (1.5%)
Riverina 51 (0.7%)
Shepparton 50 (0.7%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 7,068 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

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

Cantonese 16 (0.2%)
Mandarin 11 (0.1%)
Hindi 9 (0.1%)
Punjabi 9 (0.1%)
Sinhalese 8 (0.1%)
Korean 7 (0.1%)
Vietnamese 6 (0.1%)
Italian 5 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 364 (4.9%)
5-14 870 (11.7%)
15-19 423 (5.7%)
20-24 361 (4.9%)
25-34 764 (10.3%)
35-44 713 (9.6%)
45-54 887 (11.9%)
55-64 1,102 (14.8%)
65-74 1,034 (13.9%)
75-84 622 (8.4%)
85+ 280 (3.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 1,023 (49.8%)
Couple Families 644 (31.4%)
One Parent Families 282 (13.7%)
Group Household 73 (3.6%)
Other Families 32 (1.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 2,330 (81.8%)
Worked from Home 215 (7.5%)
Car (passenger) 144 (5.1%)
Walked Only 133 (4.7%)
Bicycle 24 (0.8%)
Bus 4 (0.1%)

Local Jobs

People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 3,205 people work here; 3,239 employed residents live here.

Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.0 per resident).

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Certificate III & IV 1,243 (16.7%)
Bachelor Degree 515 (6.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 459 (6.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 105 (1.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 103 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 179 (6.1%)
1 car 1,115 (38.1%)
2 cars 1,116 (38.1%)
3 cars 357 (12.2%)
4+ cars 167 (5.7%)

Council Rates

Murray River
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $996 a year through Murray River based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$996/yr
19% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Deniliquin's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 95%
  • Residential 2%
  • Zones under 1% 3%

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

Building Approvals: Murray River

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

In the year to August 2026, 144 new dwellings were approved across Murray River. That mix is 139 houses and 5 units. Approvals are down 16.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
144dwellings
-16.1% YoY
Houses
139
detached dwellings
Units
5
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Deniliquin 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 Deniliquin (Visitor Information Centre), 10.8 km

Dry climate.

Elevation
93 m
above sea level, at the town centre
Near high-voltage lines
0.1% of addresses
5 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
324 mm
45 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the town 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

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 4% in NSW

In postcode 2710, 9 of 8,505 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (122 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.04%
2024
0.08%
2025
0.11%

Rooftop solar

56
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 2710, 2,512 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,457 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 141 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
221
2020
284
2021
209
2022
162
2023
181
2024
150
2025
120
2026
90

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
$2,177
Loan amount
$334,000
Total interest over 30 years
$449,875

3 mortgage brokers are registered in this town.

Deposit
$83,500
Stamp duty
$12,974
Cash needed at settlement
$96,474

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 Farrer

Currently held by David Farley One Nation — elected at the 2026 by-election, after the results below

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sussan Ley 37.1% 62.9% +3.5
2022 Sussan Ley 33.6% 66.3% -3.5
2019 Sussan Ley 30.2% 69.8% -0.7

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

State Electorate

Murray District

Currently held by Helen Dalton Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Helen Dalton IND 66.0%
2019 Helen Dalton 53.5%
2015 Adrian Piccoli NP 72.7%

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

Is Deniliquin a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Deniliquin is high (89/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Deniliquin?

Deniliquin has a low recorded bushfire history (30/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Deniliquin a good place to live?

Deniliquin has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (24/100), 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 Deniliquin?

Deniliquin, NSW had a population of 7,432 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Deniliquin, NSW?

The postcode for Deniliquin, NSW is 2710.

How far is Deniliquin from Sydney?

Deniliquin is 721 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 473 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Deniliquin?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Deniliquin was $63,492 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 Deniliquin?

The median advertised rent in Deniliquin is $450 a week for houses (21 listings) and $280 a week for units (12 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Deniliquin?

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

Is Deniliquin at risk of bushfire?

Deniliquin has a low recorded bushfire history (30/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town 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 Deniliquin?

There are 5 schools inside the Deniliquin boundary: 1 above, 3 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

What is the weather like in Deniliquin?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Deniliquin, Deniliquin (Visitor Information Centre) (10.8 km away), 324 mm of rain a year over 45 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Deniliquin?

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 Deniliquin belong to?

Deniliquin sits within the Murray River local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Deniliquin?

The average residential rates bill through Murray River is $996 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Deniliquin?

Across Murray River, 144 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 16.1% 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 Deniliquin in?

Deniliquin sits within the federal Division of Farrer, currently held by David Farley (One Nation).

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