Suburb profile

The Pocket NSW 2483

The Pocket is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, postcode 2483. It has 118 properties across 6 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in The Pocket, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About The Pocket

The Pocket, NSW 2483, sits in the Northern Rivers region and neighbours Main Arm, Middle Pocket, Mullumbimby and Billinudgel. Its 6 streets hold 118 properties, 114 of them houses and 4 units.

Census figures are for the Mullumbimby area, which has 8,896 residents, a median age of 46 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income is $1,364 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month and the median rent $450 a week. Of 3,076 dwellings, 2,835 are separate houses, 70 semi-detached, 95 flats and 57 other; 1,262 are owned outright, 845 owned with a mortgage and 834 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in The Pocket

  • 8,896Peoplelive in the area
  • 46Median ageyears
  • $1,364Median household incomea week
  • $450Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,835
  • Townhouses and semis70
  • Flats and apartments95
  • Other57

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,950a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,262Owned with a mortgage 845Rented 834Other 135

Schools in The Pocket

  • The Pocket Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in The Pocket

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.

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