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Byangum flood & bushfire risk

Of Byangum’s 99 mapped properties, 18.2% are in a mapped flood area and 99% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Byangum’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

18.2%
In a flood area
99%
In a bushfire area
99
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Byangum

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

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Crime near Byangum

Byangum sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 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 7,431 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Byangum

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

Houses
$1,050,000+12.9%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Byangum is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural69.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other24.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural residential4% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Byangum

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

Who lives in Byangum

At the 2021 Census, 9.2% of Byangum’s 153 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English37.9%
Australian30.7%
Irish17%
Scottish9.8%
German8.5%
Italian2.6%

Top countries of birth

Germany3.3%
England2%
Philippines2%

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

Development near Byangum

Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

324
Dwellings/yr
176
Houses
148
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Byangum). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Byangum 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.