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Brooms Head bushfire risk

Of Brooms Head’s 281 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 60.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Brooms Head’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
60.1%
In a bushfire area
281
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Brooms Head

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

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Crime near Brooms Head

Brooms Head sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 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 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 Brooms Head

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

Houses
$828,000+14.4%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Brooms Head is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential71.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Other23.1% of properties

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

Zone: Tourist

Residential2.1% of properties

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

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

School catchments in Brooms Head

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

Who lives in Brooms Head

At the 2021 Census, 5.9% of Brooms Head’s 271 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.1%
English42.1%
Irish15.9%
Scottish14%
German9.6%
Australian Aboriginal5.2%

Top countries of birth

England2.2%
China1.8%
South Africa1.8%
New Zealand1.1%

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

Development near Brooms Head

Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

386
Dwellings/yr
353
Houses
33
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Brooms Head). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Brooms Head 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.