Lennox Head flood & bushfire risk
Of Lennox Head’s 5,511 mapped properties, 2.6% are in a mapped flood area and 9.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lennox Head’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Lennox Head
Flood and bushfire areas across Lennox Head. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lennox Head
Lennox Head sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lennox Head
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 Lennox Head 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 Lennox Head
Lennox Head is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Lennox Head
Lennox Head can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lennox Head
At the 2021 Census, 15.4% of Lennox Head’s 7,687 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 Lennox Head
Ballina council approved 189 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Lennox Head). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 54 Skennars Head Road, Lennox Head NSW 2478
- 10 Somerset Place, Lennox Head NSW 2478
- 51 Lems Lane, Lennox Head NSW 2478
- 50 Hutley Drive, Lennox Head NSW 2478
- 6 Henderson Drive, Lennox Head NSW 2478
- 24 Montwood Drive, Lennox Head NSW 2478
- 553 The Coast Road, Lennox Head NSW 2478
- 3 Starboard Crescent, Lennox Head NSW 2478
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.