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
For sale and rent in Empire Vale
$960,000 - $995,000
57 Reedy Creek Road, Empire Vale NSW 2478
$1,300,000 - $1,400,000
Lot 1 And Lot 3 Empire Vale Road, Empire Vale NSW 2478
Properties in Empire Vale

858 River Drive
Sold Aug 2026 · $1,540,000
5 bedrooms 4 bathrooms 4 car spaces 10,030 m² land

287 Empire Vale Road
Leased July 2026 · $850 per week
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 6 car spaces 17,199.1 m² land

57 Reedy Creek Road
For sale since July 2026 · $960,000 - $995,000
4 bedrooms 1 bathroom 4 car spaces 2,334 m² land

283 Empire Vale Road
Sold Dec 2025 · $500,000
1 bedroom 1 bathroom 1 car space 1,666 m² land

185 Empire Vale Road
For sale since July 2024 · $1,300,000 - $1,400,000
29.92 ha land

486 River Drive
Sold Oct 2023 · $524,500
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 2 car spaces 1,000 m² land
Schools in Empire Vale
Empire Vale Public School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in Empire Vale.
Local agents in Empire Vale


Nick Arena
Licensed Real Estate Agent - Stock & Station Lifestyle Group
Licensed Real Estate Agent - Stock & Station Lifestyle Ballina
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 3
- Median sold price
- $1.2m
- Median days on market
- 50


Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 29
- Median sold price
- $780k
- Median days on market
- 107


Lifestyle. Ballina Property Management
Property Management Lifestyle Group
Property Management Lifestyle Ballina
Agencies that specialise in Empire Vale
Streets in Empire Vale
Neighbouring suburbs
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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.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.


