Mcleans Ridges flood & bushfire risk
Of Mcleans Ridges’s 358 mapped properties, 0.3% are in a mapped flood area and 72.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mcleans Ridges’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 Mcleans Ridges
Flood and bushfire areas across Mcleans Ridges. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mcleans Ridges
Mcleans Ridges 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 Mcleans Ridges
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 Mcleans Ridges 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 Mcleans Ridges
Mcleans Ridges is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
School catchments in Mcleans Ridges
Mcleans Ridges can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mcleans Ridges
At the 2021 Census, 9.9% of Mcleans Ridges’s 808 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 Mcleans Ridges
Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Mcleans Ridges). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 18 Carabeen Place, Mcleans Ridges NSW 2480
- 139 Mckinnon Road, Mcleans Ridges NSW 2480
- 46 Baldock Drive, Mcleans Ridges NSW 2480
- 35 Lincoln Avenue, Mcleans Ridges NSW 2480
- 27 Soward Close, Mcleans Ridges NSW 2480
- 2 Lascott Drive, Mcleans Ridges NSW 2480
- 14 Eleanor Place, Mcleans Ridges NSW 2480
- 96 Humpty Back Road, Mcleans Ridges 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.