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Mid-North Coast

Mid-Coast Council

29,075 rural lots across 177 suburbs. Dominant land use: Grazing native vegetation.

29,075
Rural lots
895,868 ha
Rural land
Limited ag use
Typical capability (LSC class 5)
131 tCO₂e/ha
Mean above-ground biomass

Mid-Coast Council — rural suburbs

© NSW Government · DEA · CSIRO TERN

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 29,075 rural lots in Mid-Coast Council.

Class 5 Limited ag use
Class 1–20%
Class 3–432%
Class 5–649%
Class 7–818%
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
1,206 mm
Wet
Mean max temp
23.2 °C
annual average daily max
Extreme heat days
4 / year
Cool summers
Frost days
3 / year
Frost-free
Aridity index
0.90 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.

131 tCO₂e/ha
mean across rural lots
145.38 M tCO₂e
total estimated
ESA CCI Biomass 2023, ~100m raster.
Vegetation

Cover profile

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

Green cover67%
Forest cover41%
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
0%
with groundwater access
Nearest registered bore
2.2
km away
A bore is within easy driving — typical of farming country.
Plan: Water Sharing Plan for the Lower North Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources 2022

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

Risks & constraints

Hazard exposure across rural lots

Share of rural lots in Mid-Coast Council intersecting each hazard or planning constraint.

Bushfire-prone 90%
Acid-sulfate soils 35%
Coastal environment 33%
Threatened ecological 23%
Heritage-listed 2%
No exposure
Flood-prone · 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 Mid-Coast Council.

Connectivity

Roads, rail, schools

Classified road 4.8 km
Nearest school 7.1 km
Rail station 26.4 km
Energy

Grid + transmission

Substation 17.2 km · 132 kV
Transmission line 8.7 km · 132 kV
Transmission line a moderate distance — small-scale connection feasible.
Services

Health + water

Nearest hospital 18.2 km
Water treatment 13.2 km
Rural market
High confidence

Land sale activity

Registered RU-zoned sales across Mid-Coast Council, last 5 years.

$1.68M
per hectare (median)
1,288
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 Mid-Coast Council.

Market trends

Council-wide pulse

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

Price change · 12 mo
+72.8% ↑
median price across all sales (residential + rural)
Price change · 3 mo
+38.3% ↑
Sales volume · 12 mo
+131.5% ↑
year-on-year change in sale count
Median weekly rent
$455
+7.6% y/y
Gross rental yield
5.03%
Days on market
41 days
8 active listings

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

Rural suburbs in Mid-Coast Council (168)

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↓
North Arm Cove 2324 4,015
Smiths Lake 2428 1,011
Bulahdelah 2423 962
Pindimar 2324 952
Nabiac 2312 785
Stroud 2425 718
Coomba Park 2428 670
Wingham 2429 658
Cooplacurripa 2424 527
Coolongolook 2423 463
Krambach 2429 446
Lansdowne 2163 382
Wherrol Flat 2429 376
Tea Gardens 2324 372
Coopernook 2426 367
Booral 2425 336
Johns River 2443 332
Moorland 2443 321
Green Point 2251 319
Upper Lansdowne 2430 313
The Branch 2425 303
Mount George 2424 279
Marlee 2429 263
Stroud Road 2415 241
Wards River 2422 240
Cells River 2424 236
Taree 2430 236
Wootton 2423 231
Mitchells Island 2430 230
Barrington 2422 227
Giro 2422 226
Copeland 2422 216
Tinonee 2430 214
Dyers Crossing 2429 206
Bundabah 2324 203
Bunyah 2429 201
Cedar Party 2429 199
Firefly 2429 192
Nerong 2423 191
Burrell Creek 2429 183
Killabakh 2429 178
Number One 2424 177
Oxley Island 2430 176
Bungwahl 2423 175
Rawdon Vale 2422 173
Cobark 2422 167
Monkerai 2415 164
Stratford 2422 159
Caffreys Flat 2424 158
Hillville 2430 157
Hannam Vale 2443 157
Bobin 2429 156
Bowman 2422 155
Belbora 2422 152
Glenthorne 2430 149
Limeburners Creek 2324 147
Moppy 2422 145
Cundletown 2430 144
Tarbuck Bay 2428 143
Pampoolah 2430 138
Craven 2422 134
Girvan 2425 134
Markwell 2423 132
Rainbow Flat 2430 131
Khatambuhl 2429 126
Allworth 2425 125
Bootawa 2430 122
Minimbah 2312 122
Bucca Wauka 2429 120
Berrico 2422 120
Manning Point 2430 119
Possum Brush 2430 114
Coralville 2443 113
Melinga 2430 111
Killawarra 2429 109
Carrington 2294 108
Kimbriki 2429 101
Bretti 2422 100
Kundibakh 2429 96
Waukivory 2422 95
Bindera 2422 91
Koorainghat 2430 90
Rookhurst 2422 88
Moto 2426 87
Wang Wauk 2423 85
Stewarts River 2443 85
Bundook 2422 84
Invergordon 2422 83
Mooral Creek 2429 82
Warranulla 2423 82
Mondrook 2430 82
Tugrabakh 2422 80
Mernot 2422 78
Glen Ward 2422 77
Jones Island 2430 75
Old Bar 2430 74
Crowdy Head 2427 73
Tipperary 2429 73
Crawford River 2423 71
Failford 2430 70
Caparra 2429 70
Darawank 2428 70
Langley Vale 2426 69
Topi Topi 2423 68
Nooroo 2415 66
Seal Rocks 2423 65
Bulga Forest 2429 64
Wallanbah 2422 64
Knorrit Flat 2424 62
Kundle Kundle 2430 62
Waitui 2443 60
Cundle Flat 2424 57
Curricabark 2422 57
Charlotte Bay 2428 57
Strathcedar 2429 57
Dewitt 2422 56
Boolambayte 2423 54
Weismantels 2415 53
Bulliac 2422 52
The Bight 2429 50
Faulkland 2422 50
Brimbin 2430 49
Shallow Bay 2428 48
Mayers Flat 2423 48
Dumaresq Island 2430 47
Dollys Flat 2429 46
Forster 2428 46
Karaak Flat 2429 46
Kippaxs 2429 44
Harrington 2427 43
Upper Myall 2423 43
Forbesdale 2422 43
Croki 2430 42
Taree South 2430 42
Hallidays Point 2430 39
Coneac 2422 39
Bowman Farm 2422 36
Tibbuc 2422 35
Washpool 2425 35
Bohnock 2430 34
Ghinni Ghinni 2430 34
Willina 2423 32
Mograni 2422 30
Upper Karuah River 2415 29
Terreel 2422 27
Titaatee Creek 2422 27
Kia Ora 2422 27
Lansdowne Forest 2430 24
Tiri 2424 23
Gangat 2422 22
Hawks Nest 2324 22
Mares Run 2422 21
Purfleet 2430 19
Red Head 2430 16
Gloucester 2422 15
Woko 2422 15
Craven Plateau 2422 14
Callaghans Creek 2422 13
Wallabi Point 2430 13
Cabbage Tree Island 2430 12
Kiwarrak 2430 11
Tuncurry 2428 10
Barrington Tops 2422 10
Black Head 2430 9
Diamond Beach 2430 8
Wallingat 2428 5
Tahlee 2324 4
Yarratt Forest 2429 2
Mining & resources

Subsurface activity nearby

Active mining titles, coal-mine proximity and critical-mineral occurrences across Mid-Coast Council.

In mining title
0%
of rural lots
Nearest mine
34.0 km
mean across lots
Coal < 10 km
25%
of rural lots
Nearest critical mineral
180.4 km
Au, (W, WO3, Sb)
Land character
Geology New England Orogen Wine GI Northern Rivers

Nearby councils in Mid-North Coast

Other rural councils in the same region.

Kempsey Shire Council
9,114 rural lots · Limited ag use
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
7,172 rural lots · Limited ag use
Nambucca Valley Council
4,530 rural lots · Limited ag use
Coffs Harbour City Council
3,720 rural lots · Limited ag use
Bellingen Shire Council
3,131 rural lots · Limited ag use

About Mid-Coast Council

What's the dominant rural land use in Mid-Coast Council? ▾

Across 29,075 rural lots in Mid-Coast Council, the dominant land use is Grazing native vegetation. The typical land-capability class is Limited ag use — from the NSW DPI Land & Soil Capability v4 polygon layer.

What's the climate of Mid-Coast Council's rural land? ▾

Rural lots in Mid-Coast Council average 1,206 mm annual rainfall, mean daily max temperature 23.2°C, and 3 frost days per year. Aridity index 0.90 — drawn from BOM 30-year normals.

What's the rural land market like in Mid-Coast Council? ▾

Median rural rate across Mid-Coast Council is $1.68M/ha based on 1,288 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.