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Farrants Hill flood & bushfire risk

Of Farrants Hill’s 97 mapped properties, 1% are in a mapped flood area and 99% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Farrants Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

1%
In a flood area
99%
In a bushfire area
97
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Farrants Hill

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

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Crime near Farrants Hill

Farrants Hill sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 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 7,431 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Farrants Hill

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,050,000+12.9%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Farrants Hill 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 Farrants Hill

Farrants Hill is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural88.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other11.3% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Farrants Hill

Farrants Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Farrants Hill

At the 2021 Census, 15.3% of Farrants Hill’s 131 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English38.9%
Australian30.5%
Scottish17.6%
Irish15.3%
German5.3%
Greek3.8%

Top countries of birth

England4.6%
New Zealand3.1%
Malaysia2.3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Farrants Hill

Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

324
Dwellings/yr
176
Houses
148
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Farrants Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Farrants Hill 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.