Median house price
$720k
-11% change
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%
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
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Eungai Rail offers a slower smaller community life in Nambucca Valley Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Eungai Rail snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
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
#475
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
55th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
77th
percentile in NSW
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
- 28.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5867th in Australia
- State rank
- 1895th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #475 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #868 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
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
- Employment rate
- 50.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 78 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
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 safety percentile
- 55.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -15.6%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault40
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment41
- Malicious Damage To Property39
- Motor Vehicle Theft19
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault25
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
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 (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
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
Other(1)
- Madrigal Farm CampingCamp Site
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Macksville Hospital (19.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Shipping containers; Moveable dwelling14 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Shipping containers; Moveable dwelling14 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2025· 1 proposal
July 2025
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Residential Accommodation58 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2024· 4 proposals
November 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
August 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 SOUTH BANK ROAD EAST EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation3386 PACIFIC HIGHWAY EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
March 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation64 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2023· 3 proposals
November 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure30 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling19 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs10 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2022· 3 proposals
November 2022
- Shed135 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
October 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces28 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
May 2022
- Shed66 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
2021· 7 proposals
December 2021
- ShedPACIFIC HIGHWAY EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
October 2021
- Subdivision of land90 Station Street Eungai Rail 2441Determined
September 2021
- Dwelling19 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
- Shed66 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
July 2021
- Secondary dwelling334 SOUTH BANK ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Deferred Commencement
- Secondary dwelling247 JONES ROAD EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
June 2021
- Dwelling19 STATION STREET EUNGAI RAIL 2441Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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