Skennars Head, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,303
- Median age
- 47
- Household income
- $1,674/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 81%
- Renting
- 16%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 8/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lismore Historic Railway Station · 32.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Ballina District Hospital · 5.1 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)
$1.58m
Median unit (5 yr)
$1.27m
Sales (5 yr)
201
Sales (12 mths)
20
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
36 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 7.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Southern Cross CS
Secondary
Ballina Coast 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 · Lennox Head - Skennars Head
District population (2025)
10,282
+29% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
49
houses 31 · other 18
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 Skennars Head:
- Killarney Crescent (105)
- Isabella Drive (68)
- Redford Drive (63)
- Waterford Parade (61)
- Hutley Drive (53)
- Carroll Avenue (46)
- Surf Avenue (46)
- Headlands Drive (40)
- Morton Way (34)
- Greenview Place (32)
- Swell Avenue (32)
- Sunhaven Avenue (30)
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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.