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| Locality | Palmers Island |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Clarence Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -29.43217 |
| Longitude | 153.28147 |
| Population | 564 |
| Density | 16.2 /km² |
| Area | 34.9 km² |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Postcode | 2463 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 531 km north-northeast |
Palmers Island is a locality in the Clarence Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 564. The locality covers an area of 34.9 km², giving a population density of about 16.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 4 m above sea level. It lies approximately 531 km north-northeast of Sydney. Palmers Island is located at 29.4322°S, 153.2815°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2463. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Palmers Island lies as a verdant jewel at the confluence of the Clarence River’s embrace. It lies 98.6 km north of Coffs Harbour, NSW (from Coffs Harbour, NSW: bearing 9°T), and is situated 5.7 km west of Yamba. The air here carries the humid breath of sub-tropical Queensland, a gentle warmth that clings to the skin and whispers through the broad leaves of mangrove and paperbark. Low-lying and fringed by channels that twist like forgotten veins, the island’s landscape is a subtle interplay of muddy foreshores, fertile alluvial flats, and stands of coastal forest where the light filters down in hazy shafts. The water, a constant presence, dictates the rhythm of life, reflecting the wide, pale sky above with a placid sheen that deepens to a bruised purple at dusk.
For generations, Palmers Island has been shaped by the river’s bounty and the sea’s proximity, a place where the economy has historically ebbed and flowed with the tides of agriculture and fishing. The rich, dark soil, a legacy of ancient floods, still supports grazing cattle and the cultivation of sugar cane, its stalks rustling like paper in the sea breeze. Evidence of past industry, perhaps a weathered jetty or the ghost of a sugar mill, can sometimes be glimpsed, speaking of a time when the river was the primary highway. Today, the island offers a slower pace, a quiet existence where the distinctive call of the brahminy kite overhead is a more common sound than the roar of traffic, and the main thoroughfare is the shimmering expanse of water that surrounds it.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Palmers Island, New South Wales. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Palmers Island, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Palmers Island includes the postcode (2463), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Clarence Valley Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Palmers Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |