Lower Belford bushfire risk
Of Lower Belford’s 247 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 79.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lower Belford’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Lower Belford address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Lower Belford
Flood and bushfire areas across Lower Belford. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lower Belford
Lower Belford sits in the Singleton council area, which recorded 1,655 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,655 total. Figures are for the whole Singleton council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lower Belford
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 Lower Belford 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 Lower Belford
Lower Belford is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
School catchments in Lower Belford
Lower Belford can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lower Belford
At the 2021 Census, 4.4% of Lower Belford’s 407 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 Lower Belford
Singleton council approved 115 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Singleton council area (not just Lower Belford). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 206 New Freugh Lane, Lower Belford NSW 2335
- 20 Avonlea Lane, Lower Belford NSW 2335
- 21 Hunt Lane, Lower Belford NSW 2335
- 25 Hawk Crescent, Lower Belford NSW 2335
- 285 Bell Road, Lower Belford NSW 2335
- 63 Corinda Drive, Lower Belford NSW 2335
- 80 Busby Road, Lower Belford NSW 2335
- 8 Standen Drive, Lower Belford NSW 2335
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Singleton
Compare Lower Belford with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.