Ashby Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Ashby Heights’s 195 mapped properties, 12.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Ashby Heights’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Ashby Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Ashby Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Ashby Heights
Ashby Heights sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,896 total. Figures are for the whole Clarence Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Ashby Heights
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Ashby Heights 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 Ashby Heights
Ashby Heights is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Ashby Heights
Ashby Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Ashby Heights
At the 2021 Census, 13.7% of Ashby Heights’s 292 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Ashby Heights
Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Ashby Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 58 Park Drive, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
- 1 Broadwater Road, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
- 31 Lake View Court, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
- 115 Murrayville Road, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
- 286 Ashby Tullymorgan Road, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
- 265 Crisp Drive, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
- 26 Timaru Crescent, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
- 20 Gallaghers Lane, Ashby Heights NSW 2463
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.