Lord Howe Island flood & bushfire report
Of Lord Howe Island’s 195 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lord Howe Island’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Zoning in Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Settlement
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special Uses
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Recreation
School catchments in Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lord Howe Island
At the 2021 Census, 15.7% of Lord Howe Island’s 445 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.
- 11 Ocean View Drive, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
- 50 Middle Beach Road, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
- 87 Lagoon Road, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
- 17 Mulley Drive, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
- 19 Muttonbird Drive, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
- 2 Cemetery Road, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
- 10 Old Settlement Road, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
- 16 Nursery Road, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898
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.