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Caniaba bushfire risk

Of Caniaba’s 378 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 60.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Caniaba’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
60.8%
In a bushfire area
378
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Caniaba

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

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Crime near Caniaba

Caniaba sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 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 4,785 total. Figures are for the whole Lismore council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Caniaba

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

Houses
$730,000+11.45%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$510,000+3.76%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Caniaba is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other56.3% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other42.6% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Rural residential0.8% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Caniaba

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

Who lives in Caniaba

At the 2021 Census, 3.9% of Caniaba’s 804 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.6%
English40.4%
Irish13.8%
Scottish10.2%
Italian7%
German5.5%

Top countries of birth

England1.5%
New Zealand1.1%
Philippines0.6%

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

Development near Caniaba

Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

151
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
78
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Caniaba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Caniaba 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.