Median house price
$980k
+7.1% change
NSW · Clarence Valley Council
Micalo Island, 2464
Est. population · Jun 2025
48
Growth (1 yr)
+2.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+6.7%
Median age
56
Median income
$2,124/wk
Employment rate
29.3%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$980,000
Languages at home
10.3%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Micalo Island offers a slower smaller community life in Clarence Valley Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Distance from Sydney is unmistakable: this is well outside the capital's everyday orbit. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Micalo Island snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$630/wk
Houses $660 · Units $520
Population (ERP)
48
+2.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
26.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
45th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
89th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
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
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 (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
48(June 2025)
+2.1% annual · +6.7% over 5 years · 89th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.1%
- 5-year growth
- +6.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in NSW
- 89th 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 (~50), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 45
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $2,124
- Dwelling vacancy
- 26.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 15
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,117
- Employment rate
- 29.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 3
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 62.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 45 residents
- State safety percentile
- 44.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment41
- Malicious Damage To Property61
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault33
- Other Offences36
- Other Theft36
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Maclean District Hospital (10.7 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)
- 2
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 41.7
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
- 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 (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· 3 proposals
August 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation46 MICALO ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Additional Information Requested
- Demolition; Dwelling house1343 YAMBA ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 OYSTER CHANNEL ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
2025· 1 proposal
September 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure60 MICALO ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
2024· 2 proposals
May 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)23 OYSTER CHANNEL ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Carport23 OYSTER CHANNEL ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
2023· 2 proposals
October 2023
- Temporary building, structure or use; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Function centre151 MICALO ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling9 OYSTER CHANNEL ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
2022· 2 proposals
August 2022
- Dwelling13 OYSTER CHANNEL ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
June 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development60 MICALO ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
2021· 3 proposals
December 2021
- Earthworks / change in levelsLot 5 Micalo Rd Micalo Island NSW 2464Determined
June 2021
- Alterations and additions to residential development60 MICALO ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
March 2021
- Farm buildings151 MICALO ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Determined
2020· 1 proposal
March 2020
- Other151 MICALO ROAD MICALO ISLAND 2464Withdrawn
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
- No overlay at centroid
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 10.6 km away).
Coalition 64.0%Labor 36.0%
4.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Yamba WestLabor 33.4% · Coalition 66.6% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
- Palmers IslandLabor 31.9% · Coalition 68.1% TPP (2025)4.1 km away
- YambaLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
- IlukaLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)6.3 km away
- Harwood IslandLabor 32.7% · Coalition 67.3% TPP (2025)7.5 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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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