Eltham flood & bushfire risk
Of Eltham’s 181 mapped properties, 15.5% are in a mapped flood area and 93.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Eltham’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Eltham address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Eltham
Flood and bushfire areas across Eltham. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Eltham
Eltham 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 Eltham
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 Eltham 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 Eltham
Eltham is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Eltham
Eltham can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Eltham
At the 2021 Census, 9.6% of Eltham’s 332 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 Eltham
Lismore council approved 140 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Eltham). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Lismore
Compare Eltham 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.