Byron Bay property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Byron Bay, NSW (7,775 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Byron Bay
Byron Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Byron Bay
Byron Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Byron Bay
Byron Bay sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,462 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,462 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Byron Bay
At the 2021 Census, 29.9% of Byron Bay’s 6,330 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 Byron Bay
Byron council approved 222 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just Byron Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100/399 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 100/5-37 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 100/80-86 Butler Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 100/80 Butler Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 100 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 100 Paterson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 10/102-104 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay NSW 2481
- 10/108-114 Jonson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
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.