Hydes Creek bushfire risk
Of Hydes Creek’s 59 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Hydes Creek’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 Hydes Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Hydes Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Hydes Creek
Hydes Creek sits in the Bellingen council area, which recorded 847 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 847 total. Figures are for the whole Bellingen council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Hydes Creek
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 Hydes Creek 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 Hydes Creek
Hydes Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in Hydes Creek
Hydes Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Hydes Creek
At the 2021 Census, 16.1% of Hydes Creek’s 155 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 Hydes Creek
Bellingen council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bellingen council area (not just Hydes Creek). 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.