Gum Flat bushfire risk
Of Gum Flat’s 105 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 27.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Gum Flat’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 Gum Flat
Flood and bushfire areas across Gum Flat. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Gum Flat
Gum Flat sits in the Inverell council area, which recorded 2,004 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,004 total. Figures are for the whole Inverell council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Gum Flat
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 Gum Flat 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 Gum Flat
Gum Flat is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
School catchments in Gum Flat
Gum Flat can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Gum Flat
At the 2021 Census, 3.3% of Gum Flat’s 209 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 Gum Flat
Inverell council approved 29 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Inverell council area (not just Gum Flat). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.