NSW · Nambucca Valley Council

Eungai Rail, 2441

Est. population · Jun 2025

216

Growth (1 yr)

+1.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.4%

Median age

45

Median income

$979/wk

Employment rate

50.9%

University qualified

8.7%

Work from home

6.1%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$720,000

Languages at home

4.9%non-English

Most common: Indonesian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

38/100
Below average

1665th in NSW

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Eungai Rail is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Eungai Rail is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Nambucca Valley Council.

Green cover is a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 77% below the peer median, and population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 79% above the peer median. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places.

Socio-economic advantage is the most material weakness.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Eungai Rail compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$720k

-11% change

Median rent

$525/wk

Population (ERP)

216

+1.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#408

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

55th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

77th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

15%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
38.0/100 — Below average
National rank
4895th in Australia
State rank
1665th in NSW
Peer rank
#408 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#720 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$528
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$720,000
Median price change
-10.7%

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

216(June 2025)

+1.4% annual · +6.4% over 5 years · 77th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.4%
5-year growth
+6.4%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+13
Growth rank in NSW
77th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~250), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
208
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$979
Dwelling vacancy
5.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 86
Median monthly mortgage
$1,083
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$255
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
50% / 35.4% / 14.6%
Employment rate
50.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.1% / 0% / 73.2%
Walked or cycled to work
6.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
78 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

8.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 23.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified8.7% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified6.2% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational23.6% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below61.5% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies18.7%
  • Health17.3%
  • Management and commerce17.3%
  • Society and culture13.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services10.7%
  • Education9.3%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$43,578

9th percentile in NSW · -26% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$52,020

12th percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

56th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$62,668

37th percentile in NSW · -1% vs Australia

Residents with business income
16.0%

95th percentile in NSW · +54% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2441 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
2,645
Taxpayers reporting net rent
408
Median net rent
$3,938
Taxpayers reporting business income
416
Taxable income vs state median
-22%
Salary / wages vs state median
-17%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
-11%
Business income vs state median
+60%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

13.4% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.8× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
13.4%

65th percentile in NSW · +483% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
11
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 2441

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2441 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Mid North Coast (SA4 108), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,245
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415283
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212187
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419117
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721181
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841169
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841254
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121451
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841327
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610

Mid North Coast is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 82 · AFF share +570% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

4.9% speak a language other than English at home; 9% born overseas

Language at home
196 English only · 10 other
Non-English at home
4.9%
Born overseas
18 (9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
6 (2.9%)
Australian citizens
197
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Indonesian3 · 100%

Religion

58.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 58.7%, while Christianity accounts for 34.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion58.7%32.8%
Christianity34.1%47.6%
Other / not stated7.2%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican17.8%11.9%
Catholic10.6%22.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2441, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
16
Against the person
6
Against property
7
Rate per 1,000 residents
74.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 35 residents
State crime-rate percentile
55.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-15.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
4.63

Most common offence types

  • Break And Enter Dwelling1
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
  • Malicious Damage To Property2
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Eungai PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Macksville HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Eungai Station
  • Eungai Station Shop
  • Eungai Station, Platform 1
  • Station St At South Bank Rd
  • Station St At South Bank Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

1 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
18/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Madrigal Farm CampingCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
22.8%
Woodland / forest cover
22.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Macksville Hospital (19.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
8
Participants per 1,000 residents
37.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 19°
Rainfall
439 mm · ~55 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 16°
Rainfall
494 mm · ~62 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
19° / 10°
Rainfall
252 mm · ~32 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 14°
Rainfall
279 mm · ~35 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 3 proposals
  • August 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
    27 JONES ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Additional Information Requested
  • June 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Shipping containers; Moveable dwelling
    14 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • April 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Shipping containers; Moveable dwelling
    14 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2025· 1 proposal
  • July 2025

  • Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Residential Accommodation
    58 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2024· 4 proposals
  • November 2024

  • Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    16 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • August 2024

  • Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    16 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • June 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    3386 PACIFIC HIGHWAY EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • March 2024

  • Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    64 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2023· 3 proposals
  • November 2023

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    30 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • July 2023

  • Dwelling
    19 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs
    10 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2022· 3 proposals
  • November 2022

  • Shed
    135 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • October 2022

  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    28 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • May 2022

  • Shed
    66 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2021· 7 proposals
  • December 2021

  • Shed
    PACIFIC HIGHWAY EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • October 2021

  • Subdivision of land
    90 Station Street Eungai Rail 2441Determined
  • September 2021

  • Dwelling
    19 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • Shed
    66 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • July 2021

  • Secondary dwelling
    334 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Deferred Commencement
  • Secondary dwelling
    247 JONES ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
  • June 2021

  • Dwelling
    19 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Cowper
Member of Parliament
Pat CONAGHAN (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
131,639
Turnout (2025)
90.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 59.1%Labor 40.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 16.9 km away).

Coalition 56.9%Labor 43.1%

2.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Eungai CreekLabor 45.1% · Coalition 54.9% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
  • Stuarts PointLabor 42.4% · Coalition 57.6% TPP (2025)11.1 km away
  • Warrell CreekLabor 26.9% · Coalition 73.1% TPP (2025)11.2 km away
  • UtungunLabor 29.9% · Coalition 70.1% TPP (2025)14.6 km away
  • South West RocksLabor 40.7% · Coalition 59.3% TPP (2025)14.9 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Nambucca Valley Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.