Goonellabah bushfire risk

Of Goonellabah’s 8,068 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 23.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
23.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
8,068
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Goonellabah

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

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Crime near Goonellabah

Goonellabah sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

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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 Goonellabah

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

Houses
$685,000+8.21%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$620,000+12.73%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Goonellabah is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential91.9% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Industrial2.5% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: General Industrial

Other1.9% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Who lives in Goonellabah

At the 2021 Census, 9.7% of Goonellabah’s 13,351 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.3%
English41.2%
Irish12.8%
Scottish10.9%
Australian Aboriginal7.2%
Italian4.4%

Top countries of birth

England2%
New Zealand0.9%
Philippines0.7%
India0.6%
Germany0.4%
Italy0.4%

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

Development near Goonellabah

Lismore council approved 140 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

140
Dwellings/yr
68
Houses
72
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Goonellabah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.