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Great Marlow flood & bushfire risk

Of Great Marlow’s 97 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 51.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

100%
In a flood area
51.5%
In a bushfire area
97
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Great Marlow

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

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Crime near Great Marlow

Great Marlow sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 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 5,896 total. Figures are for the whole Clarence Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Great Marlow

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

Houses
$570,000+8.37%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$463,000+10.12%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Great Marlow is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other52.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Residential45.4% of properties

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

Zone: General Residential

Open space1% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Great Marlow

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

Who lives in Great Marlow

At the 2021 Census, 7.6% of Great Marlow’s 184 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.4%
English41.8%
Scottish15.2%
Irish12%
German7.1%
Australian Aboriginal2.7%

Top countries of birth

England4.3%
India1.6%
Thailand1.6%

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

Development near Great Marlow

Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

386
Dwellings/yr
353
Houses
33
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Great Marlow). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Great Marlow 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.