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Alstonville bushfire risk

Of Alstonville’s 4,116 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Alstonville’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
4.4%
In a bushfire area
4,116
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Alstonville

Flood and bushfire areas across Alstonville. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Alstonville

Alstonville sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Alstonville

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$925,000-1.33%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$725,000+8.21%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Alstonville shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Alstonville

Alstonville is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential52.9% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential22.3% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Industrial6.4% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: General Industrial

School catchments in Alstonville

Alstonville can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Alstonville

At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Alstonville’s 5,912 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.2%
Australian40.1%
Irish15.4%
Scottish13%
German4.9%
Italian2.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.1%
New Zealand1.5%
South Africa0.6%
Germany0.4%
United States0.4%
Canada0.3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Alstonville

Ballina council approved 189 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

189
Dwellings/yr
137
Houses
52
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Alstonville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Alstonville address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.