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Blue Knob bushfire risk

Of Blue Knob’s 139 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Blue Knob’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
139
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Blue Knob

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

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Crime near Blue Knob

Blue Knob sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 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 4,785 total. Figures are for the whole Lismore council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Blue Knob

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

Houses
$730,000+11.45%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$510,000+3.76%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Blue Knob is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.3% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other0.7% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Blue Knob

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

Who lives in Blue Knob

At the 2021 Census, 21% of Blue Knob’s 210 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39%
Australian21.9%
Irish16.2%
Scottish14.3%
German11.9%
Australian Aboriginal5.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.8%
Germany3.8%
Netherlands2.4%
Canada1.9%
New Zealand1.4%
Thailand1.4%

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

Development near Blue Knob

Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

151
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
78
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Blue Knob). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Blue Knob 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.