Pillar Valley NSW 2462
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Page Electorate › Clarence Valley LGA › Pillar Valley · 495 km from Sydney
Living Here
Pillar Valley is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 352 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $992 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Grafton Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pillar Valley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 84% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 84.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 87.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 55.4%
Population by age in Pillar Valley
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 43 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 37 |
| 45-54 | 66 |
| 55-64 | 75 |
| 65-74 | 56 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Pillar Valley
| House | 136 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Pillar Valley
| <$650 | 43 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 44 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 18 |
Top ancestries in Pillar Valley
| English | 163 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 133 |
| Scottish | 54 |
| Irish | 45 |
| Ancestry NS | 26 |
| Other | 22 |
Housing tenure in Pillar Valley
| Owned | 67 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 47 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Pillar Valley
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 37 |
| 2 | 51 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Pillar Valley
| Car | 102 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Pillar Valley
| England | 21 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 |
Languages used at home in Pillar Valley
| Punjabi | 7 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,083 bird observations recorded near Pillar Valley — most often seen:
- Emu (292)
- Black-necked Stork (62)
- Laughing Kookaburra (50)
- Southern Boobook (48)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (39)
- White-throated Honeyeater (33)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (33)
- Noisy Friarbird (32)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (32)
- Grey Fantail (31)
- Australian Magpie (26)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (26)
- Tawny Frogmouth (25)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Pillar Valley
- Grey Shrike-thrush (24)
- White-cheeked Honeyeater (24)
- Wonga Pigeon (24)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (23)
- White-throated Treecreeper (23)
- Welcome Swallow (22)
- Cicadabird (21)
- Pied Butcherbird (21)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (21)
- Brolga (20)
- Rufous Whistler (20)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (19)
- Australian Wood Duck (19)
- Pied Currawong (19)
- Barking Owl (18)
- Leaden Flycatcher (18)
- Little Wattlebird (18)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Pillar Valley:
- Sandy Crossing (5.4 km)
- Lavadia (7.2 km)
- Tucabia (8.5 km)
- Gilletts Ridge (11.3 km)
- Calamia (11.5 km)
- Glenugie (12.3 km)
- Lake Hiawatha (14 km)
- Calliope (14.2 km)
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Streets
- Barrys Bridge Road (9)
- Bostock Road (21)
- Chard Close (6)
- Coast Range Road (1)
- Eight Mile Lane (1)
- Firth Heinz Road (57)
- Foster Hut Lane (2)
- Lloyds Road (15)
- Mahogany Drive (10)
- Mitchell Road (3)
- Red Root Road (7)
- Skinners Road (11)
- Stonehouse Road (10)
- Sunnyside Road (4)
- Wooli Road (80)
