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Clarenza flood & bushfire risk

Of Clarenza’s 458 mapped properties, 8.5% are in a mapped flood area and 95.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

8.5%
In a flood area
95.6%
In a bushfire area
458
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Clarenza

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

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Crime near Clarenza

Clarenza sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 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 5,896 total. Figures are for the whole Clarence Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Clarenza

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

Houses
$570,000+8.37%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$463,000+10.12%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Clarenza is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural52.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Rural residential28.4% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Residential12% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

School catchments in Clarenza

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

Who lives in Clarenza

At the 2021 Census, 7% of Clarenza’s 602 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.5%
English46%
Irish11.5%
Scottish10.6%
German4.8%
Australian Aboriginal3.5%

Top countries of birth

England1.5%
New Zealand0.7%

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

Development near Clarenza

Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

386
Dwellings/yr
353
Houses
33
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Clarenza). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Clarenza 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.