Casuarina flood & bushfire risk
Of Casuarina’s 2,100 mapped properties, 14.1% are in a mapped flood area and 13.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Casuarina’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Casuarina address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Casuarina
Flood and bushfire areas across Casuarina. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Casuarina
Casuarina sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Casuarina
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 Casuarina 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 Casuarina
Casuarina is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
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
School catchments in Casuarina
Casuarina can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Casuarina
At the 2021 Census, 17.1% of Casuarina’s 3,256 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 Casuarina
Tweed council approved 411 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Casuarina). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Tweed
Compare Casuarina 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.