Cudgen flood & bushfire risk
Of Cudgen’s 616 mapped properties, 25.3% are in a mapped flood area and 28.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Cudgen’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Cudgen
Flood and bushfire areas across Cudgen. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Cudgen
Cudgen 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 Cudgen
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 Cudgen 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 Cudgen
Cudgen is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
School catchments in Cudgen
Cudgen can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Cudgen
At the 2021 Census, 8.4% of Cudgen’s 952 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 Cudgen
Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Cudgen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.