NSW · Clarence Valley Council

Freeburn Island, 2464

Median house price · October to December 2025

$980,000

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$630/wk
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What Freeburn Island is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Freeburn Island is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Clarence Valley Council.

Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for rural localities. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 100% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are weaker employment and limited amenity for the price, with employment 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Freeburn Island suits people prioritising school quality over employment.

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

  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness
  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Freeburn Island compares

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

Median house price

$980k

+7.1% change

Median rent

$630/wk

Houses $660 · Units $520

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

49th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

School ICSEA

45th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$520
Houses (January to March 2026)
$660
All types (January to March 2026)
$630
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
71
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$980,000
Median price change
+7.1%

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

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$45,872

15th percentile in NSW · -22% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$51,931

11th percentile in NSW · -20% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

73rd percentile in NSW · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$88,798

73rd percentile in NSW · +40% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

81st percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2464 — 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
4,131
Taxpayers reporting net rent
734
Median net rent
$3,226
Taxpayers reporting business income
532
Taxable income vs state median
-18%
Salary / wages vs state median
-17%
Rental investment vs state median
+29%
Super vs state median
+26%
Business income vs state median
+30%

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

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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 2464, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
7
Against the person
2
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
66.7
State crime-rate percentile
49.1th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Assault Police0
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Malicious Damage To Property1
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault0
  • Sexual Assault0

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

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
996
Median ICSEA percentile
45th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Iluka Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 996 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 96 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Chatsworth IPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Iluka PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Maclean HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Palmers Island PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Yamba PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

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
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
26°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
Maclean District Hospital (14.0 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)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
28.6

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
26° / 19°
Rainfall
504 mm · ~63 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 15°
Rainfall
522 mm · ~65 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 8°
Rainfall
199 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 13°
Rainfall
270 mm · ~34 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
99.6% of 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
Page
Member of Parliament
Kevin HOGAN (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
129,373
Turnout (2025)
91.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 13.7 km away).

Coalition 63.8%Labor 36.2%

4.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • IlukaLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Yamba WestLabor 33.4% · Coalition 66.6% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • YambaLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)4.8 km away
  • Palmers IslandLabor 31.9% · Coalition 68.1% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • WoombahLabor 39.5% · Coalition 60.5% TPP (2025)6.8 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

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