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Kellys Plains bushfire risk

Of Kellys Plains’s 99 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 79.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
79.8%
In a bushfire area
99
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kellys Plains

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

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Crime near Kellys Plains

Kellys Plains sits in the Armidale council area, which recorded 3,517 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 3,517 total. Figures are for the whole Armidale council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Kellys Plains

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

Houses
$620,000+15.35%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$448,000+4.92%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Kellys Plains is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other78.8% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Other21.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Kellys Plains

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

Who lives in Kellys Plains

At the 2021 Census, 10.1% of Kellys Plains’s 169 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.2%
English31.4%
Irish18.9%
Scottish12.4%
German10.1%
Australian Aboriginal7.1%

Top countries of birth

Canada3.6%
New Zealand1.8%

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

Development near Kellys Plains

Armidale council approved 184 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

184
Dwellings/yr
64
Houses
120
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Armidale council area (not just Kellys Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kellys Plains 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.