Dorroughby bushfire risk
Of Dorroughby’s 99 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 73.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dorroughby’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 Dorroughby
Flood and bushfire areas across Dorroughby. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dorroughby
Dorroughby sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,785 total. Figures are for the whole Lismore council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Dorroughby
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 Dorroughby 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 Dorroughby
Dorroughby is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Dorroughby
Dorroughby can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dorroughby
At the 2021 Census, 13.3% of Dorroughby’s 158 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 Dorroughby
Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Dorroughby). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 46 Nightcap Range Road, Dorroughby NSW 2480
- 319 Arthur Road, Dorroughby NSW 2480
- 581 Dorroughby Road, Dorroughby NSW 2480
- 2 Middleton Way, Dorroughby NSW 2480
- 2063 Mullumbimby Road, Dorroughby NSW 2480
- 38 Laceflower Lane, Dorroughby NSW 2480
- 178 Missingham Road, Dorroughby NSW 2480
- 2186 Dunoon Road, Dorroughby NSW 2480
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.