Suburb profile

Nimbin NSW 2480

Nimbin is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, postcode 2480. It has 1,258 properties across 45 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Nimbin, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Nimbin

Nimbin, NSW 2480, sits in the Northern Rivers region and neighbours Stony Chute, Terania Creek, Blue Knob and Coffee Camp. Its 45 streets hold 1,258 properties, 915 of them houses and 343 units.

Census figures are for Lismore Surrounds, which had 15,786 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,478 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month and the median rent $334 a week. Of 5,687 dwellings, 5,487 were separate houses, 81 flats, 40 semi-detached and 55 other; 2,645 were owned outright, 1,965 owned with a mortgage and 805 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Nimbin

  • 15,786Peoplelive in the area
  • 47Median ageyears
  • $1,478Median household incomea week
  • $334Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses5,487
  • Townhouses and semis40
  • Flats and apartments81
  • Other55

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,733a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,645Owned with a mortgage 1,965Rented 805Other 272

For sale and rent in Nimbin

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Properties in Nimbin

Schools in Nimbin

  • Nimbin Central School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Local agents in Nimbin

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Agencies that specialise in Nimbin

Streets in Nimbin

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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.