Broadwater flood & bushfire risk
Of Broadwater’s 838 mapped properties, 1.9% are in a mapped flood area and 43.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Broadwater’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Broadwater address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Broadwater
Flood and bushfire areas across Broadwater. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Broadwater
Broadwater sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,896 total. Figures are for the whole Clarence Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Broadwater
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 Broadwater 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 Broadwater
Broadwater is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Broadwater
Broadwater can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Broadwater
At the 2021 Census, 7.6% of Broadwater’s 670 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 Broadwater
Clarence Valley council approved 381 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Broadwater). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12 Heather Court, Broadwater NSW 2549
- 142 Blackwall Drive, Broadwater NSW 2472
- 17-19 Rileys Hill Road, Broadwater NSW 2472
- 20 Broadwater Lane, Broadwater NSW 2549
- 20 Wharf Street, Broadwater NSW 2472
- 21 Paddon Street, Broadwater NSW 2472
- 40 Simmons Street, Broadwater NSW 2472
- 41 Pine Tree Road, Broadwater NSW 2472
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Clarence Valley
Compare Broadwater with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.