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Bilambil Heights flood & bushfire risk

Of Bilambil Heights’s 1,747 mapped properties, 0.4% are in a mapped flood area and 54.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0.4%
In a flood area
54.2%
In a bushfire area
1,747
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bilambil Heights

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

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Crime near Bilambil Heights

Bilambil Heights 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 Heights

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 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 Bilambil Heights

Bilambil Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential86.5% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential8.6% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Rural residential1.9% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Bilambil Heights

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

Who lives in Bilambil Heights

At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Bilambil Heights’s 3,491 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.3%
Australian35.4%
Irish14%
Scottish12.6%
German5%
Australian Aboriginal3.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.3%
New Zealand3.5%
Germany1%
Scotland0.5%
South Africa0.5%
Philippines0.5%

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

Development near Bilambil Heights

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 Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bilambil Heights 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.