Located in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area, Cabbage Tree Island is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2477). It is home to about 89 residents, with a young demographic and a median age of 21. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 3.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.
The current median weekly rent is $700.
Cabbage Tree Island is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 694, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.