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Barkers Vale bushfire risk

Of Barkers Vale’s 100 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
100
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Barkers Vale

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

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Crime near Barkers Vale

Barkers Vale sits in the Kyogle council area, which recorded 494 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 494 total. Figures are for the whole Kyogle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Barkers Vale

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

Houses
$618,000+17.62%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Barkers Vale 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 Barkers Vale

Barkers Vale is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other79% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural21% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Barkers Vale

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

Who lives in Barkers Vale

At the 2021 Census, 21.9% of Barkers Vale’s 196 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian36.7%
English34.2%
Irish10.2%
German8.7%
Scottish8.2%
Indian2.6%

Top countries of birth

England5.6%
Canada2.6%
South Africa2%
United States2%
Germany1.5%
New Zealand1.5%

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

Development near Barkers Vale

Kyogle council approved 24 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

24
Dwellings/yr
19
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Kyogle council area (not just Barkers Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Barkers Vale 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.