Suburb profile

Empire Vale NSW 2478

Empire Vale is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, postcode 2478. It has 96 properties across 6 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Empire Vale, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Empire Vale

Empire Vale, NSW 2478, sits in the Northern Rivers region and neighbours Patchs Beach, East Wardell, Keith Hall and Pimlico. Its 6 streets hold 96 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for Ballina Surrounds, which had 18,327 residents, a median age of 46 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,565 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month and the median rent $410 a week. Of 6,824 dwellings, 5,901 were separate houses, 708 semi-detached and 145 flats; 65 were other dwellings. Tenure split into 2,909 owned outright, 2,149 owned with a mortgage and 1,467 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Empire Vale

  • 18,327Peoplelive in the area
  • 46Median ageyears
  • $1,565Median household incomea week
  • $410Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses5,901
  • Townhouses and semis708
  • Flats and apartments145
  • Other65

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,900a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,909Owned with a mortgage 2,149Rented 1,467Other 299

For sale and rent in Empire Vale

Barb JoblinBarb Joblin

$960,000 - $995,000

57 Reedy Creek Road, Empire Vale NSW 2478

4 bedrooms 1 bathroom 4 car spaces 2,334 m² land House

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Nick ArenaNick Arena

$1,100,000

Lot 2, Martin Lane, Empire Vale NSW 2478

199,000 m² land Land

Barb JoblinBarb Joblin

$1,300,000 - $1,400,000

Lot 1 And Lot 3 Empire Vale Road, Empire Vale NSW 2478

29.92 ha land Rural

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Properties in Empire Vale

Schools in Empire Vale

  • Empire Vale Public School

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Local agents in Empire Vale

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Agencies that specialise in Empire Vale

Streets in Empire Vale

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.