NSW · Clarence Valley Council

Mountain View, 2460

Est. population · Jun 2025

220

Growth (1 yr)

+1.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+14.6%

Median age

39

Median income

$1,399/wk

Employment rate

59.5%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$570,000

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

22.6/100
Below average

2081st in NSW

Verified 81% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • National parks
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Mountain View is known for: Excellent transport, National parks, High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Mountain View sits up in the Clarence Valley Council hills, a smaller community where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.

Buyers typically pay more than the metro middle for a home here. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.

Desirability lands below average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus safety weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with growth momentum holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Mountain View snapshot

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

Median house price

$570k

+8.4% change

Median rent

$486/wk

Houses $530 · Units $450

Population (ERP)

220

+1.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

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

#235

among Country & regional · Emerging

Safety

82nd

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

77th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

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
22.6/100 — Below average
National rank
6510th in Australia
State rank
2081st in NSW
Peer rank
#235 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#1004 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
81%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$450
Houses (January to March 2026)
$530
All types (January to March 2026)
$486
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
170
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$570,000
Median price change
+8.4%

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

Population

Estimated resident population

220(June 2025)

+1.4% annual · +14.6% over 5 years · 77th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.4%
5-year growth
+14.6%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+28
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 +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
208
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$1,399
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 70
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
59.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
70 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
25
Against the person
6
Against property
10
Rate per 1,000 residents
113.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 35 residents
State safety percentile
81.7th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+9%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order298
  • Breach Bail Conditions527
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault274
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment387
  • Malicious Damage To Property339

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW 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

13 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Clarence Way Opp 24
  • Mountainview Cct At Summerland Way
  • Summerland Way At Clarence Way
  • Summerland Way Before Mountainview Cct
  • Summerland Way Opp Clarence Way

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

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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Arboretum LookoutPark
  • Mountain View ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
2

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Grafton Base Hospital (9.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
6
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.3

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 (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 3 proposals
  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    3 BEEMA COURT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • March 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    11 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • January 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Carport
    133 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
2025· 8 proposals
  • December 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    3 BEEMA COURT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • November 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    21 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • September 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    105 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Carport
    11 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • August 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Carport
    130 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)
    137 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • April 2025

  • Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    59 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • February 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    8 HARLEY CLOSE MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
2024· 7 proposals
  • November 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    2 HONDA PLACE MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • July 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    203 ORCHARD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • June 2024

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    7 HARLEY CLOSE MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    9 HARLEY CLOSE MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • May 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    129 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • March 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    133 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • February 2024

  • Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    105 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
2023· 6 proposals
  • September 2023

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    7 BEEMA COURT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • May 2023

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    21 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • March 2023

  • Secondary dwelling
    406 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Pools / decks / fencing
    4 HILLCLIMB CLOSE MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • February 2023

  • Dwelling
    3 BEEMA COURT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Shed
    7 BEEMA COURT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
2022· 16 proposals
  • October 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    406 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed
    21 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • September 2022

  • Shed
    3 BEEMA COURT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • August 2022

  • Subdivision of land
    1601 SUMMERLAND WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • July 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    86 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • June 2022

  • Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs
    154 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • May 2022

  • Dwelling
    137 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Shed
    4 HILLCLIMB CLOSE MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • April 2022

  • Shed
    14 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development
    377 CLARENCE WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Dwelling
    121 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Shed
    121 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • March 2022

  • Shed
    6 Honda Place, Mountain View NSW 2460Determined
  • Waste and resource management facilities
    255 ORCHARD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • February 2022

  • Dwelling
    133 MOUNTAINVIEW CIRCUIT MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined
  • Shed
    5 HARLEY CLOSE MOUNTAIN VIEW 2460Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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 overlaysState 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 14.2 km away).

Coalition 67.9%Labor 32.1%

8.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Grafton NorthLabor 29.7% · Coalition 70.3% TPP (2025)6.3 km away
  • GraftonLabor 31.6% · Coalition 68.4% TPP (2025)9.4 km away
  • UlmarraLabor 26.5% · Coalition 73.5% TPP (2025)10.4 km away
  • Grafton CentralLabor 35.3% · Coalition 64.7% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
  • Grafton EastLabor 40.8% · Coalition 59.2% TPP (2025)11.3 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)
4/10
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

More in Clarence 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.