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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%.

0%
In a flood area
73.7%
In a bushfire area
99
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Dorroughby

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

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Crime near Dorroughby

Dorroughby sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 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 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.

Houses
$730,000+11.45%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$510,000+3.76%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Other97% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Other1% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Deferred Matter

Open space1% of properties

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

English52.5%
Australian29.7%
Irish20.3%
Scottish17.1%
German4.4%
Australian Aboriginal2.5%

Top countries of birth

England5.7%

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.

151
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
78
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Dorroughby). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Dorroughby 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.