Lismore Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Lismore Heights’s 1,414 mapped properties, 1.1% are in a mapped flood area and 24.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lismore Heights’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 Lismore Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Lismore Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lismore Heights
Lismore Heights sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,785 total. Figures are for the whole Lismore council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lismore Heights
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 Lismore Heights 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 Lismore Heights
Lismore Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
School catchments in Lismore Heights
Lismore Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lismore Heights
At the 2021 Census, 10.7% of Lismore Heights’s 2,117 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 Lismore Heights
Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Lismore Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/6 Leone Court, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
- 2/1 Maluta Place, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
- 7 William Place, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
- 5 O'Flynn Street, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
- 8A Eric Place, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
- 31 Weemala Street, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
- 10B Warrick Place, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
- 17 Kareela Avenue, Lismore Heights NSW 2480
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.