Suburb report · NSW 2460
Grafton
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Population
10,874
Grafton suburb profile
Who lives in Grafton
At 493km from central Sydney, Grafton runs as its own regional market. Grafton is home to 10,874 people, a scale matched by fewer than 16% of New South Wales suburbs. Among the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, it ranks 56 by population. At a median age of 44, Grafton sits in the older band of New South Wales suburbs. Of the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 443 have a younger median age. That is 2.6 years older than the average of 41.4 across the other 2 suburbs of the Grafton statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $66,400 a year, lower than 86% of New South Wales suburbs. That is 12.6% above the average of $58,968 across the other 2 suburbs of the Grafton statistical area. On household income it ranks 600 of 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD. Ownership runs at 65%, with 35% renting, at the 31st percentile of New South Wales suburbs. 603 of the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD have a higher ownership share. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Grafton statistical area, the ownership share is 66.2%, so tenure here is typical of the area.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,309 occupied private dwellings in Grafton, one of the larger housing stocks in New South Wales. Families with children are the largest household type at 36.2%, ahead of couples without children at 25.1% and people living alone at 35.4%. Of the 761 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 529 have a higher share of families with children and 228 a lower one. Few New South Wales suburbs have more people living alone: 35.4% of households, ahead of 89% of the state. At 25.1%, couples without children are less common here than in 61% of New South Wales suburbs. In the other 2 suburbs of the Grafton statistical area, families with children make up 40% of households, against 36.2% here.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 86 new dwellings were approved across the Grafton statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 55 a year. Supply figures here are for the Grafton statistical area, home to 19,905 residents in 2025, which takes in Grafton and neighbouring suburbs. At 4.3 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 3 of the median New South Wales area. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2023, with 123, and the quietest was 2024, with 14.
Population trend
The population of the Grafton statistical area grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against 5.9% for New South Wales as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical New South Wales statistical area added 2.5%, putting this area 0.3 points ahead. That rate is faster than 53% of New South Wales statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from -0.1% in 2021 to 0.9% in 2022.
Against its neighbours
Of the suburbs profiled in the region listed below, Goonellabah differs most on the median age: 41 there against 44 in Grafton. Coffs Harbour is the closest match on the share of families with children, at 36.6% against 36.2%. Casino sits 91km away, with a median household income of $58,500 against $66,400 here.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.