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Boambee bushfire risk

Of Boambee’s 790 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 97.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Boambee’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
97.2%
In a bushfire area
790
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Boambee

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

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Crime near Boambee

Boambee sits in the Coffs Harbour council area, which recorded 8,454 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 8,454 total. Figures are for the whole Coffs Harbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Boambee

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

Houses
$989,000+15.67%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$618,000-3.52%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Boambee is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential60.5% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Rural22.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Open space7.1% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Boambee

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

Who lives in Boambee

At the 2021 Census, 13.6% of Boambee’s 1,770 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.4%
Australian42.6%
Scottish12.6%
Irish12.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.8%
German3.4%

Top countries of birth

England3.6%
New Zealand1.6%
India1.3%
South Africa1%
Scotland0.6%
Italy0.5%

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

Development near Boambee

Coffs Harbour council approved 330 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

330
Dwellings/yr
202
Houses
128
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Coffs Harbour council area (not just Boambee). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Boambee 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.