Deer Vale bushfire risk
Of Deer Vale’s 147 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Deer Vale’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Deer Vale
Flood and bushfire areas across Deer Vale. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Deer Vale
Deer Vale sits in the Bellingen council area, which recorded 847 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 847 total. Figures are for the whole Bellingen council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Deer Vale
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 Deer Vale 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 Deer Vale
Deer Vale is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Deer Vale
Deer Vale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Deer Vale
At the 2021 Census, 3.1% of Deer Vale’s 128 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Deer Vale
Bellingen council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bellingen council area (not just Deer Vale). 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.