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Bilambil flood & bushfire risk

Of Bilambil’s 222 mapped properties, 16.2% are in a mapped flood area and 81.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

16.2%
In a flood area
81.1%
In a bushfire area
222
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bilambil

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

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Crime near Bilambil

Bilambil sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 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 7,431 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Bilambil

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

Houses
$1,248,000+2.42%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$850,000+10.39%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Bilambil is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural73% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other12.6% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Open space12.2% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Private Recreation

School catchments in Bilambil

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

Who lives in Bilambil

At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Bilambil’s 441 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.7%
Australian35.1%
Irish18.6%
Scottish15.9%
Italian4.8%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England5.9%
New Zealand2%
PNG1.1%
Scotland0.9%
Canada0.7%
Philippines0.7%

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

Development near Bilambil

Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

324
Dwellings/yr
176
Houses
148
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Bilambil). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bilambil 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.