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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
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
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 Brooms Head
Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Brooms Head). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1924 Brooms Head Road, Brooms Head NSW 2463
- 2 Lasiandra Street, Brooms Head NSW 2463
- 11 Ocean Road, Brooms Head NSW 2463
- 2 Azalea Street, Brooms Head NSW 2463
- 6 Baumea Street, Brooms Head NSW 2463
- 3 Hibiscus Avenue, Brooms Head NSW 2463
- 4 Boronia Street, Brooms Head NSW 2463
- 3 Heath Street, Brooms Head NSW 2463
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.