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Marom Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Marom Creek’s 100 mapped properties, 30% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Marom Creek’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

30%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
100
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Marom Creek

Flood and bushfire areas across Marom Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Marom Creek

Marom Creek sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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 Marom Creek

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$730,000+11.45%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$510,000+3.76%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Marom Creek 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 Marom Creek

Marom Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other80% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural13% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Marom Creek

Marom Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Marom Creek

At the 2021 Census, 2.7% of Marom Creek’s 146 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian54.1%
English39%
Irish13%
Scottish8.9%
German6.8%
Australian Aboriginal4.8%

Top countries of birth

Netherlands4.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Marom Creek

Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

151
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
78
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Marom Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Marom Creek address:

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.