Median house price
$570k
-18% change
NSW · Clarence Valley Council
Hernani, 2453
Est. population · Jun 2025
118
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
47
Median income
$1,375/wk
Employment rate
60%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$570,000
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Clarence Valley Council, Hernani keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.
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. The local market is more attainable than many surrounding suburbs.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Hernani snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
—
No data available
Population (ERP)
118
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
21.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
12th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
22nd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
68th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
Housing
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $570,000
- Median price change
- -18.3%
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 · October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
118(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 22th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in NSW
- 22th 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 (~100), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 117
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 21.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 52
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Employment rate
- 60%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 42 / 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)
- 4
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 33.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 117 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -19.8%
Most common offence types
- Arson12
- Break And Enter Dwelling12
- Domestic Violence Related Assault13
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment13
- Malicious Damage To Property15
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,049
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 68th
School list
- Hernani Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 14 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- Armidale Rd Before Bald Hills Rd
- Bald Hills Rd After Donellans Rd
- Bald Hills Rd At Cornells Rd
- Bald Hills Rd Before Donellans Rd
- Bald Hills Rd Opp Cornells 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
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 17/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Community(1)
- Hernani HallCommunity centre
Other(2)
- Hernani HallParking
- Public toilets
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Nicholii Flora ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service (29.0 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)
- 3
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.4
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
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 397 mm · ~50 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 221 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 116 mm · ~14 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 214 mm · ~27 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· 1 proposal
June 2026
- Farm buildings; Erection of a new structure41 HERNANI STATION ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
2025· 5 proposals
December 2025
- Demolition10544 ARMIDALE ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
October 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Feedlot41 HERNANI STATION ROAD HERNANI 2453Under Assessment
September 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Entertainment associated with existing premises10544 ARMIDALE ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure245 REDLANDS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure245 REDLANDS ROAD HERNANI 2453Withdrawn
2024· 1 proposal
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure90 DONELLANS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
2023· 2 proposals
November 2023
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Extractive Industries (non-mining)242 FAHEYS AND BULGINS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
August 2023
- Other242 FAHEYS AND BULGINS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
2022· 4 proposals
December 2022
- Farm buildings134 HERNANI STATION ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
November 2022
- Other242 FAHEYS AND BULGINS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
July 2022
- Dwelling149 BALD HILLS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
May 2022
- Other242 FAHEYS AND BULGINS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
2021· 1 proposal
October 2021
- Secondary dwelling146 MARENGO ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
2020· 1 proposal
September 2020
- Other242 FAHEYS AND BULGINS ROAD HERNANI 2453Determined
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
- 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 69.1 km away).
Coalition 56.8%Labor 43.2%
2.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -5.1 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- DundurrabinLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)16.7 km away
- LowannaLabor 39.1% · Coalition 60.9% TPP (2025)45.8 km away
- CorambaLabor 42.0% · Coalition 58.0% TPP (2025)56.1 km away
- KarangiLabor 42.0% · Coalition 58.0% TPP (2025)59.0 km away
- Nana GlenLabor 45.6% · Coalition 54.4% TPP (2025)59.0 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)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
More in Clarence Valley Council
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Comparable suburbs
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