Kingscliff flood & bushfire risk
Of Kingscliff’s 6,949 mapped properties, 41% are in a mapped flood area and 7.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kingscliff’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Kingscliff
Flood and bushfire areas across Kingscliff. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kingscliff
Kingscliff sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,431 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Kingscliff
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 Kingscliff 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 Kingscliff
Kingscliff is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
School catchments in Kingscliff
Kingscliff can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kingscliff
At the 2021 Census, 14.7% of Kingscliff’s 8,355 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 Kingscliff
Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Kingscliff). 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.