Fernvale flood & bushfire risk
Of Fernvale’s 147 mapped properties, 0.7% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fernvale’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 Fernvale
Flood and bushfire areas across Fernvale. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fernvale
Fernvale sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Fernvale
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 Fernvale 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 Fernvale
Fernvale is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Fernvale
Fernvale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fernvale
At the 2021 Census, 15.3% of Fernvale’s 261 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 Fernvale
Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Fernvale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 7319 Tweed Valley Way, Fernvale NSW 2484
- 58 Barlee Drive, Fernvale NSW 2484
- 20 Boston Place, Fernvale NSW 2484
- 50B Minnows Road, Fernvale NSW 2484
- 554 Wardrop Valley Road, Fernvale NSW 2484
- 7356 Pacific Highway, Fernvale NSW 2484
- 160 Richards Deviation, Fernvale NSW 2484
- 354 Fernvale Road, Fernvale NSW 2484
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.