Byron Bay bushfire risk
Of Byron Bay’s 7,775 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 53% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Byron Bay’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Byron Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Byron Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Byron Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Byron Bay
Byron Bay sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,939 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,939 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Byron Bay
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 Byron Bay 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 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.
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 167 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just Byron Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Byron
Compare Byron Bay 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.