Gulmarrad
NSW 2463 · Clarence Valley
1,950 (2021) → 2,070 est. (2025) · Stable
Part of the Clarence Valley local government area (est. 56,936 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gulmarrad is a stable suburb in Clarence Valley, NSW 2463, about 522km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $1.00M is around the same as the NSW average. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 13km inland. Gulmarrad has an overall score of 17/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.69%), New Zealand (1.69%), Scotland (0.51%), USA (0.51%), Germany (0.41%)
Top languages: German (0.67%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.26%), Italian (0.26%), Indonesian (0.26%), French (0.21%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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
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 960 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Gulmarrad Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 996
Nearby (within 10km)
- Maclean High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 957
- Pacific Valley Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 989
- Valley Hope Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 935
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 1020
- Maclean Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 915
- Harwood Island Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 908
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
Nearby suburbs in Clarence Valley
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Frequently asked questions about Gulmarrad
Is Gulmarrad safe?
Gulmarrad has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 872 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Gulmarrad?
In Gulmarrad, the median house price is $1.00M. Median weekly house rent is $580.
How far is Gulmarrad from Sydney CBD?
Gulmarrad is about 522.3 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Gulmarrad?
Gulmarrad has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 996 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gulmarrad?
Gulmarrad has a transport score of 0/100.