Eureka NSW 2480

Eureka is a rural locality in New South Wales, 761 km from Sydney CBD, around 8 hours 10 minutes by car. Population is 353; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $101,088 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The locality grew 2.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $455 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,986. Eureka is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

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Median Land Price

Public listings data

The median land sale price in Eureka sits at $1.1 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only five sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

Land

$1,100,000

Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Houses

$1,475,000

Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 27 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Eureka rent for around $1,800 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$1,800/wk

3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$680/wk
79 bonds
+37% since 2021
2-bed units
$445/wk
30 bonds
+46% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2480 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

103 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2480.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

12 active Airbnb listings: 12 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 9.2% of the locality's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Eureka safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Eureka sits in the low band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 40% on the prior year.

3 offences

40.0% since 2024
Arson 1 (33.3%)
Weapons Offences 1 (33.3%)
Theft 1 (33.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Eureka killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Byron Shire Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

One school serve Eureka, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

38
out of 100
Weak
1 school in this locality
1 below similar
  • • 32 students in one school (avg 32)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 32 students
ICSEA 1084 (higher than 80% of Australian schools) · 36% top-SEA students
Below similar

Walkability

Eureka is car-dependent on foot — at 25/100, most errands require a car.

25
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 54
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Eureka.

24
out of 100
Bottom 17% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
6.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
2 min
Span of service
9.0 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Eureka.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
146
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 97%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 3%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
12 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Byron: council population

The whole council area, not just Eureka · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
38,784
+1.8% in a year
Change
+697
people since 2024
Density
68
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+138
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+219
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+340
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
7/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
9/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Eureka is home to 353 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $101,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

353

2.9% since 2016

Median Age

47

4.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$101,088/yr

42.1% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$455/wk

34.6% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,986/mo

5.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

3.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$44,460/yr

33.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

16.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

7.4%

47.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

122

8.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

77.5%

17.8% since 2016

Houses

96.7%

1.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

23.4%

5.3% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

23.6%

33.3% since 2016

Work From Home

41.9%

139.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 118 (96.7%)
Flats / Apartments 4 (3.3%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 45 (40.5%)
Mortgage 41 (36.9%)
Renting 25 (22.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
66.3%
English Spoken at Home
79.6%
Employment Rate
53.5%
8.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
47.6%

Occupations

Managers 41 (25.6%)
Professionals 39 (24.4%)
Technicians & Trades 20 (12.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 18 (11.2%)
Sales 14 (8.8%)
Labourers 14 (8.8%)
Community & Personal Service 10 (6.2%)

Religion

No Religion 179 (50.7%)
Christianity 107 (30.3%)
Buddhism 3 (0.8%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 18 (5.1%)
Canada 7 (2.0%)
New Zealand 6 (1.7%)
Scotland 6 (1.7%)
Japan 6 (1.7%)
Germany 5 (1.4%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 4 (1.1%)
2011-2015 7 (2.0%)
2001-2010 16 (4.5%)
1991-2000 9 (2.5%)
1981-1990 11 (3.1%)
Before 1981 17 (4.8%)

4 residents (1.1%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (1.1%)
5-14 45 (12.7%)
15-19 35 (9.9%)
20-24 17 (4.8%)
25-34 33 (9.3%)
35-44 35 (9.9%)
45-54 68 (19.3%)
55-64 57 (16.1%)
65-74 42 (11.9%)
75-84 11 (3.1%)
85+ 4 (1.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 35 (44.9%)
Couple Families 25 (32.1%)
One Parent Families 18 (23.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 66 (51.2%)
Worked from Home 54 (41.9%)
Walked Only 5 (3.9%)
Car (passenger) 4 (3.1%)

2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 160).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 45 (12.7%)
Bachelor Degree 39 (11.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 29 (8.2%)
Postgraduate Degree 18 (5.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 11 (3.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 34 (29.3%)
2 cars 43 (37.1%)
3 cars 21 (18.1%)
4+ cars 14 (12.1%)

Council Rates

Byron
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,577 a year through Byron based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,577/yr
28% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Eureka's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 95%
  • Environmental 4%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Byron

The whole council area, not just Eureka · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 129 new dwellings were approved across Byron. That mix is 109 houses and 20 units. Approvals are down 65.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
129dwellings
-65.4% YoY
Houses
109
detached dwellings
Units
20
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Murwillumbah (Bray Park), 39.4 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
98 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
16.5 km
Annual rainfall
1,569 mm
108 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
4 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.1°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.06% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2480, 213 of 37,524 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.3% (1,250 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.06%
2022
0.11%
2023
0.19%
2024
0.41%
2025
0.57%

Rooftop solar

69
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 2480, 13,200 rooftop-solar systems totalling 80.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 19,120 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 817 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
1,029
2020
1,313
2021
1,069
2022
712
2023
745
2024
721
2025
654
2026
510

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$5,737
Loan amount
$880,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,185,299

6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2480.

Deposit
$220,000
Stamp duty
$43,687
Cash needed at settlement
$263,687

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Richmond

Currently held by Justine Elliot Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Justine Elliot 60.0% 40.0% +1.8
2022 Justine Elliot 58.2% 41.8% -4.2
2019 Justine Elliot 54.1% 45.9% -0.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Lismore District

Currently held by Janelle Saffin Labor

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Janelle Saffin ALP 65.0%
2019 Janelle Saffin ALP 51.4%
2015 Thomas George NP 52.9%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Eureka

Is Eureka a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Eureka is low (13/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Eureka?

Eureka has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Eureka?

Eureka, NSW had a population of 353 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Eureka, NSW?

The postcode for Eureka, NSW is 2480.

How far is Eureka from Sydney?

Eureka is 761 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 492 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Eureka?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Eureka was $101,088 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Eureka?

The median advertised rent in Eureka is $1,800 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Eureka?

The median age of residents in Eureka was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Eureka?

There is 1 school inside the Eureka boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Eureka walkable?

Eureka scores 25/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Eureka?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Eureka, Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (39.4 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 9.1°C, 1,569 mm of rain a year over 108 rainy days, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Eureka?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Eureka belong to?

Eureka sits within the Byron local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Eureka?

The average residential rates bill through Byron is $1,577 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Eureka?

Across Byron, 129 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 65.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Eureka in?

Eureka sits within the federal Division of Richmond, currently held by Justine Elliot (Australian Labor Party).

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