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Living in Esk, NSW
Esk is in the Richmond Valley council area, with part in Clarence Valley. About 0 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Richmond Valley and New South Wales.
Rent now
$575 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Broadwater (Richmond Valley) and Woodburn (Richmond Valley) (2472), the postcode most of Esk is in, in the June quarter 2026 (from a small number of leases). Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Schools
There's no school in Esk itself.
School zones for 2026
- Iluka Public School primary
- Maclean High School high school
The middle of Esk is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Esk. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- All of Esk is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Richmond Valley
- What it costs to live in Richmond Valley: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Richmond Valley with another area.
- Is living in Esk worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Richmond Valley.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Richmond Valley figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.