Dobies Bight bushfire risk
Of Dobies Bight’s 66 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dobies Bight’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 Dobies Bight
Flood and bushfire areas across Dobies Bight. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dobies Bight
Dobies Bight sits in the Richmond Valley council area, which recorded 2,525 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,525 total. Figures are for the whole Richmond Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Dobies Bight
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 Dobies Bight 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 Dobies Bight
Dobies Bight is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Dobies Bight
Dobies Bight can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dobies Bight
At the 2021 Census, 0% of Dobies Bight’s 117 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 Dobies Bight
Richmond Valley council approved 42 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Richmond Valley council area (not just Dobies Bight). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 142 Old Dyraaba Road, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
- 85 Lines Lane, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
- 650 Sextonville Road, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
- 90 Dobies Bight Road, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
- 85 Lines Road, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
- 85 Stratheden Road, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
- 40 Elfords Road, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
- 35 Woods Road, Dobies Bight NSW 2470
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.