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Empire Vale NSW 2478

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Page Electorate › Ballina LGA › Empire Vale · 592 km from Sydney

Living Here

Empire Vale is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 185 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,428 a week, with median rent near $520 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

185Population
48Median age
$1,428Median household income / wk
$520Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ballina Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Empire Vale itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Burns Point Ferry, 5.4 km north · Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 10.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Empire Vale

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Empire Vale NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 59.4%

Population by age in Empire Vale
Population by age, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1418
15-1918
20-248
25-3421
35-4412
45-5430
55-6429
65-7430
75-8414
85+4
Dwelling types in Empire Vale
Dwelling types, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House69
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Empire Vale
Households by weekly income, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49923
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Empire Vale
Top ancestries, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian85
English84
Irish34
Other16
Aboriginal12
German11
Housing tenure in Empire Vale
Housing tenure, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned30
Mortgage25
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Empire Vale
Cars per household, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
218
320
4+11
Commute to work in Empire Vale
Commute to work, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car65
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Empire Vale
Top countries of birth, Empire Vale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England7
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,812 bird observations recorded near Empire Vale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Empire Vale

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.