Palmers Island, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 482
- Median age
- 49
- Household income
- $1,404/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 86%
- Renting
- 11%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 5/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Grafton Station · 45.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Maclean District Hospital · 9 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)
$845k
Median unit (5 yr)
$1.00m
Sales (5 yr)
38
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
13 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 13.3% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Palmers Island PS
Secondary
Maclean 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 · Maclean - Yamba - Iluka
District population (2025)
18,562
+12% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
288
houses 264 · other 24
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 Palmers Island:
- School Road (37)
- Yamba Street (26)
- Middle Road (22)
- Dalley Street (21)
- Gordon Street (21)
- River Road (19)
- Palmers Channel North Bank Road (18)
- Carrington Street (17)
- Wentworth Street (16)
- North Bank Road (15)
- Yamba Road (14)
- Mcconnells Lane (12)
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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.