Micalo Island NSW 2464
23 addresses · 3 streets
Page Electorate › Clarence Valley LGA › Micalo Island · 532 km from Sydney
Living Here
Micalo Island is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 45 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $2,124 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Maclean - Yamba - Iluka statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Micalo Island itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
2 dentists
1 hospital
2 childcare & kindergartens
2 libraries
1 gym
2 golf clubs
1 hardware store
2 hairdressers
1 mechanic
1 plumber
Getting around. Bus interchange: Busways, 3.7 km east · Ferry wharf: Iluka Wharf, 4.9 km north-east · Airport: Clarence Valley Regional Airport, 45 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 7.7% · Labour-force participation 31.7%
Population by age in Micalo Island
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 4 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Micalo Island
| House | 14 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Micalo Island
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Micalo Island
| English | 17 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
| German | 10 |
| Irish | 10 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Australian | 5 |
Housing tenure in Micalo Island
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Micalo Island
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Micalo Island
| Car | 13 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Micalo Island
| New Zealand | 5 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Micalo Island
| German | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
14,732 bird observations recorded near Micalo Island — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (909)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (794)
- Silver Gull (754)
- Crested Tern (657)
- Australian Magpie (650)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (635)
- Masked Lapwing (609)
- Australian White Ibis (605)
- Noisy Miner (582)
- White-faced Heron (551)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (525)
- Australasian Figbird (496)
- Crested Pigeon (481)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Micalo Island
- Welcome Swallow (478)
- Pied Cormorant (445)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (437)
- Eastern Curlew (407)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (405)
- Willie Wagtail (395)
- Magpie-lark (394)
- Whimbrel (394)
- Brahminy Kite (382)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (365)
- Eastern Osprey (355)
- Australian Wood Duck (350)
- Little Black Cormorant (348)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (346)
- Torresian Crow (338)
- Laughing Kookaburra (325)
- Little Pied Cormorant (320)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Micalo Island:
- Yamba (2.8 km)
- Palmers Island (3.1 km)
- Palmers Channel (4.9 km)
- Iluka (5.4 km)
- Wooloweyah (5.6 km)
- Goodwood Island (6.4 km)
- Angourie (6.6 km)
- James Creek (6.8 km)
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Streets
- Micalo Road (11)
- Oyster Channel Road (11)
- Yamba Road (1)