East Wardell flood & bushfire risk
Of East Wardell’s 229 mapped properties, 98.7% are in a mapped flood area and 71.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, East Wardell’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific East Wardell address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in East Wardell
Flood and bushfire areas across East Wardell. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near East Wardell
East Wardell sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in East Wardell
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 East Wardell 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 East Wardell
East Wardell is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in East Wardell
East Wardell can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in East Wardell
At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of East Wardell’s 312 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 East Wardell
Ballina council approved 198 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just East Wardell). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Hunter Street, East Wardell NSW 2477
- 15-19 Byron Street, East Wardell NSW 2477
- 192 Meaneys Lane, East Wardell NSW 2477
- 254 River Drive, East Wardell NSW 2477
- 37 River Street, East Wardell NSW 2477
- 6-8 Walshs Lane, East Wardell NSW 2477
- 89 Patchs Beach Road, East Wardell NSW 2477
- 9 Sneesbys Lane, East Wardell NSW 2477
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ballina
Compare East Wardell with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.