Grafton
NSW 2460 · Clarence Valley
10,563 (2021) → 10,874 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Grafton is a stable suburb in Clarence Valley, NSW 2460, about 494km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $550K is more affordable than the NSW average. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 46/100, and is about 35km inland. Grafton has an overall score of 46/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 6/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.33%), New Zealand (0.76%), India (0.67%), Philippines (0.4%), Scotland (0.23%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.51%), Punjabi (0.39%), Tagalog (0.28%), Mandarin (0.18%), Hindi (0.17%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 927 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1036
- Westlawn Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 950
- Grafton High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 941
- Grafton Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 927
- Clarence Valley Anglican School, Grafton CampusPrimary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- South Grafton Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 919
- McAuley Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1022
- South Grafton High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 886
- St Andrew's Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 964
- Induna SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 712
- Gillwinga Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 761
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.9kmICSEA 985
- Clarence Valley Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1025
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Grafton
Is Grafton safe?
Grafton has a residential safety score of 6/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 18,887 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Grafton?
In Grafton, the median house price is $550K and the median unit price is $403K. Median weekly house rent is $520.
How far is Grafton from Sydney CBD?
Grafton is about 493.9 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Grafton?
Grafton has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 964 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Grafton?
Grafton has a transport score of 46/100.