Fernvale, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 261
- Median age
- 44
- Household income
- $1,485/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 82%
- Renting
- 14%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 5/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Murwillumbah Historic Railway Station · 4.6 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Murwillumbah District Hospital · 5.3 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.37m
Sales (5 yr)
12
Sales (12 mths)
3
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
7 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 46.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Murwillumbah EPS
Secondary
Murwillumbah HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Murwillumbah Surrounds
District population (2025)
10,835
+10% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
29
houses 27 · other 2
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Fernvale:
- Fernvale Road (48)
- Minnows Road (25)
- Tweed Valley Way (23)
- Barlee Drive (11)
- Cadaga Road (4)
- Pacific Hwy W (3)
- Boston Place (3)
- Wardrop Valley Road (2)
- Pacific Highway (2)
- Smarts Road (1)
- Pacific Hwy E (1)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.