Brierfield bushfire risk
Of Brierfield’s 152 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Brierfield’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Brierfield
Flood and bushfire areas across Brierfield. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Brierfield
Brierfield sits in the Bellingen council area, which recorded 847 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 847 total. Figures are for the whole Bellingen council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Brierfield
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Brierfield 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 Brierfield
Brierfield is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in Brierfield
Brierfield can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Brierfield
At the 2021 Census, 22.4% of Brierfield’s 322 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Brierfield
Bellingen council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bellingen council area (not just Brierfield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 17 Basin Road, Brierfield NSW 2454
- 189 Plantation Road, Brierfield NSW 2454
- 1181 South Arm Road, Brierfield NSW 2454
- 189 Sunny Corner Road, Brierfield NSW 2454
- 42 Rigney Drive, Brierfield NSW 2454
- 88 Hains Lane, Brierfield NSW 2454
- 595 Bowraville Road, Brierfield NSW 2454
- 220 Martells Road, Brierfield NSW 2454
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.