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Upper Main Arm NSW 2482

Upper Main Arm is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, postcode 2482. It has 114 properties across 5 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Upper Main Arm, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Upper Main Arm

Upper Main Arm, NSW 2482, sits in the Northern Rivers region and neighbours Chowan Creek, Palmwoods, Rowlands Creek and Upper Wilsons Creek. Its 5 streets hold 114 properties, 110 of them houses and 4 units.

Census figures are for Mullumbimby, the statistical area that covers Upper Main Arm. Mullumbimby had 8,896 residents, a median age of 46 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $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 were separate houses, 70 semi-detached, 95 flats and 57 other; 1,262 were owned outright, 845 owned with a mortgage and 834 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Upper Main Arm

  • 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 Upper Main Arm

  • Main Arm Upper Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Upper Main Arm

  1. Dry Creek Road16 properties
  2. Main Arm Road77 properties
  3. Middle Ridge Road7 properties
  4. Motts Road12 properties
  5. Skyline Road2 properties

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.