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Clarence Valley Council

14,564 rural lots across 147 suburbs. Dominant land use: Grazing native vegetation.

14,564

Rural lots

839,868 ha

Rural land

Good grazing

Typical capability (LSC class 4)

173 tCO₂e/ha

Mean above-ground biomass

Clarence Valley Council — rural suburbs

Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page. Toggle the Capability / Bushfire / Flood overlays in the top-left.

Suburb circles · sized by rural lots

10 500 5,000+

Overlays © NSW Government

Capability

Land & soil capability mix

Distribution of NSW DPI Land & Soil Capability classes across the 14,564 rural lots in Clarence Valley Council.

Class 1–20%

Class 3–454%

Class 5–635%

Class 7–810%

NSW DPI Land & Soil Capability v4 — Class 1 is prime cropping land, Class 8 is conservation only. Polygon-intersect with each rural lot.

Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

30-year climate normals from BOM weather stations, averaged across rural lots in this council.

Annual rainfall

1,134 mm

Wet

Mean max temp

24.9 °C

annual average daily max

Extreme heat days

7 / year

Mild summers

Frost days

7 / year

Light frost

Aridity index

0.75 P/PET

Humid

Climate values are the average across rural lots in this suburb, drawn from BOM 30-year normals (~1,820 weather stations, KNN to lot centroids).

Carbon

Carbon profile

Above-ground biomass — woody vegetation already on the land.

173 tCO₂e/ha

mean across rural lots

29.55 M tCO₂e

total estimated

ESA CCI Biomass 2023, ~100m raster.

Vegetation

Cover profile

DEA Fractional Cover from Sentinel-2 (25m).

Green cover59%

Forest cover40%

Water

Surface water rights and groundwater

Water-sharing-plan coverage and bore proximity across rural lots.

Water access

Surface and groundwater

Water-sharing-plan coverage and bore proximity across rural lots.

100%

in a water sharing plan

with groundwater access

Nearest registered bore

2.6

km away

A bore is within easy driving — typical of farming country.

Plan: Water Sharing Plan for the Clarence River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2016

Source: NSW DCCEEW Water Sharing Plans · NSW DCCEEW Groundwater Bores Register.

Risks & constraints

Hazard exposure across rural lots

Share of rural lots in Clarence Valley Council intersecting each hazard or planning constraint.

Bushfire-prone 98%

Acid-sulfate soils 36%

Flood-prone 33%

Threatened ecological 20%

Coastal environment 20%

Heritage-listed 2%

No exposure

Groundwater vulnerable · Salinity-prone · Landslide-prone · Mine subsidence · Contamination history · In mining title

Infrastructure

Access and grid connection

Mean distances from rural lots to roads, schools, hospitals, transmission and substations across Clarence Valley Council.

Connectivity

Roads, rail, schools

Classified road 3.2 km

Nearest school 7.8 km

Rail station 28.5 km

Energy

Grid + transmission

Substation 15.0 km · 132 kV

Transmission line 8.4 km · 330 kV

Transmission line a moderate distance — small-scale connection feasible.

Services

Health + water

Nearest hospital 21.2 km

Water treatment 12.8 km

Rural market

High confidence

Land sale activity

Registered RU-zoned sales across Clarence Valley Council, last 5 years.

$95k

per hectare (median)

259

sales (last 5 yrs)

Land use

Dominant rural land use

From ABARES Catchment Scale Land Use.

Grazing native vegetation

The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Clarence Valley Council.

Market trends

Council-wide pulse

12-month price and volume movement, rent and yield. Reflects the broader market across Clarence Valley Council; the rural-only $/ha rate above is the rural benchmark.

Price change · 12 mo

+54.5% ↑

median price across all sales (residential + rural)

Price change · 3 mo

+17.8% ↑

Sales volume · 12 mo

+192.7% ↑

year-on-year change in sale count

Median weekly rent

$449

+8.1% y/y

Gross rental yield

3.84%

Days on market

37 days

3 active listings

Trend indicators reflect the broader suburb market (rural + residential). $/ha rural rate above is the rural-only benchmark.

Rural suburbs in Clarence Valley Council (130)

Click any column header to sort. Capability is the median LSC class across rural lots; carbon is mean tCO₂e/ha; $/ha is the median 5-year rural sale rate (H/M/L pill = data confidence).

Suburb	Rural lots↓	Hectares	Capability	Carbon t/ha	$/ha (5y)
Nymboida 2460	478	29,252	Limited ag use (6)	155	$18k H
Ulmarra 2462	417	7,215	Good grazing (4)	—	$462k H
Lawrence 2460	373	11,018	Good grazing (4)	—	$1.60M H
Pillar Valley 2462	353	17,544	Good grazing (4)	—	$12k H
Southgate 2460	336	4,162	Good grazing (4)	—	$21k M
Chambigne 2460	315	23,501	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Glenreagh 2450	299	10,610	Limited ag use (5)	198	$31k H
Clarenza 2460	295	7,698	Limited ag use (5)	—	$38k M
Lower Southgate 2460	275	5,912	Limited ag use (5)	—	$16k M
Lanitza 2460	246	8,176	Good grazing (4)	—	$12k H
Ramornie 2460	243	18,850	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Woodford Island 2463	233	4,422	Good grazing (4)	—	$14k M
Hernani 2453	229	24,353	Good grazing (4)	52	$9k L
Buccarumbi 2460	227	31,211	Limited ag use (6)	—	$937k M
South Grafton 2460	225	1,939	Good grazing (4)	—	$959k L
Glenugie 2460	201	10,036	Limited ag use (5)	—	$28k M
Tucabia 2462	199	4,097	Good grazing (4)	—	$27k M
Copmanhurst 2460	196	2,630	Good grazing (4)	—	$344k H
Palmers Island 2463	193	3,277	Limited ag use (6)	—	$77k H
Braunstone 2461	190	6,253	Good grazing (4)	—	$15k M
Blaxlands Creek 2460	190	11,808	Limited ag use (6)	—	$8k M
Kangaroo Creek 2460	184	19,657	Limited ag use (6)	114	—
Harwood 2465	182	2,164	Limited ag use (6)	—	$945k M
Seelands 2460	181	3,076	Good grazing (4)	—	$59k H
Tyndale 2460	176	3,759	Good grazing (4)	—	$141k H
Jackadgery 2460	175	20,583	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Pulganbar 2460	172	9,471	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Tyringham 2453	164	10,642	Good grazing (4)	104	$9k L
Waterview Heights 2460	163	6,169	Good grazing (4)	—	$162k M
Dundurrabin 2453	160	16,587	Limited ag use (5)	221	$50k M
Cowper 2460	152	1,492	Good grazing (3.5)	—	$14k L
Upper Fine Flower 2460	150	26,258	Good grazing (4)	—	$9k M
Coaldale 2460	150	10,866	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Kremnos 2460	149	13,051	Limited ag use (6)	172	$10k L
Rushforth 2460	141	4,544	Good grazing (4)	—	$77k M
Lionsville 2460	137	15,582	Good grazing (4)	—	$655 L
Heifer Station 2460	136	19,506	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Kungala 2461	135	6,045	Good grazing (4)	—	$12k M
Wells Crossing 2460	134	3,773	Good grazing (4)	—	$14k H
Ewingar 2469	134	12,116	Good grazing (4)	—	$5k M
Baryulgil 2460	131	12,225	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Elland 2460	127	4,163	Good grazing (4)	—	$120k M
Upper Copmanhurst 2460	120	2,848	Good grazing (4)	—	$94k L
Lilydale 2460	120	7,503	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Carrs Creek 2460	119	695	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Stockyard Creek 2460	119	6,022	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Calliope 2462	117	2,086	Good grazing (4)	—	$33k L
Grafton 2460	116	98	Good grazing (4)	—	$653k H
Billys Creek 2453	114	10,488	Limited ag use (5)	379	$5k M
Fine Flower 2460	110	7,546	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Lavadia 2462	110	3,809	Good grazing (4)	—	$26k M
Gulmarrad 2463	108	2,564	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Shannondale 2460	106	5,861	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Whiteman Creek 2460	105	3,739	Good grazing (4)	—	$45k H
Coutts Crossing 2460	105	3,692	Good grazing (4)	—	$7k M
Chatsworth 2469	105	1,413	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Tullymorgan 2463	104	6,673	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Junction Hill 2460	96	603	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Palmers Channel 2460	95	1,852	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Mountain View 2460	91	1,453	Good grazing (4)	—	$69k H
Mororo 2469	90	8,014	Limited ag use (6)	—	$28k M
Alice 2469	90	1,603	Good grazing (3)	—	$18k L
The Whiteman 2460	89	2,591	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Calamia 2460	87	7,138	Limited ag use (5)	—	$10k L
Taloumbi 2463	87	3,627	Limited ag use (5)	—	$38k M
Great Marlow 2460	84	996	Good grazing (4)	—	$4.10M L
Eatonsville 2460	83	2,362	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Barretts Creek 2460	82	10,183	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Banyabba 2460	79	7,029	Limited ag use (5)	—	$6k L
Coldstream 2462	76	1,347	Good grazing (4)	—	$25k L
Jacky Bulbin Flat 2463	74	7,134	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Alumy Creek 2460	74	1,265	Good grazing (4)	—	$108k M
Shark Creek 2463	68	4,740	Good grazing (4)	—	$534 L
Ashby Heights 2463	68	2,648	Good grazing (4)	—	$145k L
Swan Creek 2462	66	1,063	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Marengo 2453	63	21,766	Good grazing (4)	97	—
Coongbar 2469	61	11,185	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Gurranang 2460	60	4,563	Limited ag use (5)	—	$9k L
Punchbowl 2196	59	2,758	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Collum Collum 2460	55	5,484	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Gilletts Ridge 2462	54	861	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Carnham 2460	54	8,170	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Dilkoon 2460	53	4,034	Good grazing (4)	—	$5k L
Eighteen Mile 2460	52	7,986	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Southampton 2460	52	1,200	Limited ag use (5)	—	$16k L
Mylneford 2460	52	1,488	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Wombat Creek 2460	52	2,160	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Ilarwill 2463	51	634	Good grazing (3)	—	$2.33M H
Fortis Creek 2460	51	7,586	Good grazing (4)	—	$861 L
Woombah 2469	49	1,243	Good grazing (4)	—	$264k L
Waterview 2460	48	765	Good grazing (3)	—	—
The Pinnacles 2460	48	2,192	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Mookima Wybra 2469	44	7,383	Good grazing (4)	—	$4k L
Goodwood Island 2469	43	652	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Moonpar 2453	41	5,224	Limited ag use (5)	227	—
Warragai Creek 2460	41	1,792	Good grazing (4)	—	—
James Creek 2463	40	572	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Winegrove 2460	39	1,279	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Moleville Creek 2460	39	949	Good grazing (4)	—	$60k N
Keybarbin 2469	37	4,992	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Maclean 2463	33	335	Good grazing (3)	—	$376k L
Clouds Creek 2453	32	1,438	Limited ag use (5)	134	—
Ashby 2463	30	533	Limited ag use (6)	—	$1.15M M
Micalo Island 2460	27	849	Conservation only (8)	—	—
Warregah Island 2460	26	448	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Pikapene 2469	26	2,981	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Trenayr 2460	25	1,220	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Newbold 2460	25	705	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Bulldog 2469	25	4,725	Good grazing (4)	—	$7k L
Levenstrath 2460	23	708	Good grazing (3)	—	—
Dalmorton 2460	21	12,269	Conservation only (8)	—	—
Louisa Creek 2469	20	4,025	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Townsend 2463	20	165	Limited ag use (6)	—	$123k M
Kyarran 2460	20	897	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Dumbudgery 2460	19	3,750	Conservation only (7)	—	—
Brushgrove 2460	19	192	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Carrs Peninsula 2460	18	186	Good grazing (3)	—	—
Clifden 2460	13	1,383	Good grazing (4)	—	$38k L
Sandy Crossing 2460	13	289	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Ashby Island 2463	12	234	Limited ag use (6)	—	—
Carrs Island 2460	12	111	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Brooms Head 2463	11	839	Good grazing (4)	—	$95k L
Koolkhan 2460	10	49	Limited ag use (5)	—	$260k M
Chaelundi 2460	9	22,580	Limited ag use (5)	203	—
Wooloweyah 2464	9	352	Conservation only (8)	—	—
Bom Bom 2460	7	45	Good grazing (4)	—	—
Iluka 2466	4	48	Conservation only (8)	—	—
Angourie 2464	4	99	Conservation only (6.5)	—	—
The Freshwater 2466	4	79	Limited ag use (5)	—	—
Yamba 2464	1	0	Limited ag use (5)	—	—

Mining & resources

Subsurface activity nearby

Active mining titles, coal-mine proximity and critical-mineral occurrences across Clarence Valley Council.

In mining title

of rural lots

Nearest mine

17.0 km

mean across lots

Coal < 10 km

29%

of rural lots

Nearest critical mineral

52.3 km

Cu, Au (Ag, Zn, Pb, Co)

Land character

Geology New England Orogen Wine GI Northern Rivers

Nearby councils in Northern Rivers

Other rural councils in the same region.

Lismore City Council

8,341 rural lots · Limited ag use

Richmond Valley Council

8,226 rural lots · Good grazing

Tweed Shire Council

7,319 rural lots · Limited ag use

Kyogle Council

6,447 rural lots · Limited ag use

Byron Shire Council

3,516 rural lots · Limited ag use

Ballina Shire Council

3,355 rural lots · Limited ag use

About Clarence Valley Council

What's the dominant rural land use in Clarence Valley Council? ▾

Across 14,564 rural lots in Clarence Valley Council, the dominant land use is Grazing native vegetation. The typical land-capability class is Good grazing — from the NSW DPI Land & Soil Capability v4 polygon layer.

What's the climate of Clarence Valley Council's rural land? ▾

Rural lots in Clarence Valley Council average 1,134 mm annual rainfall, mean daily max temperature 24.9°C, and 7 frost days per year. Aridity index 0.75 — drawn from BOM 30-year normals.

What's the rural land market like in Clarence Valley Council? ▾

Median rural rate across Clarence Valley Council is $95k/ha based on 259 registered RU-zoned sales in the last 5 years (high confidence).

What data sources are used? ▾

Land capability is the NSW DPI Land & Soil Capability v4 polygon layer. Carbon stock is the ESA CCI Biomass 2023 satellite product (~100m). Vegetation cover (green / forest) is DEA Fractional Cover (Sentinel-2). Climate is BOM 30-year normals from ~1,820 weather stations. Rural market is from registered NSW property sales filtered to RU-zoned lots.