Meerschaum Vale bushfire risk
Of Meerschaum Vale’s 162 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 99.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Meerschaum Vale’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 Meerschaum Vale
Flood and bushfire areas across Meerschaum Vale. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Meerschaum Vale
Meerschaum Vale sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Meerschaum Vale
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 Meerschaum Vale 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 Meerschaum Vale
Meerschaum Vale is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
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 Meerschaum Vale
Meerschaum Vale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Meerschaum Vale
At the 2021 Census, 7.5% of Meerschaum Vale’s 372 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 Meerschaum Vale
Ballina council approved 189 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Meerschaum Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 590 Bagotville Road, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
- 19 Buckombil Mountain Road, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
- 44 Amber Place, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
- 170 Thurgates Lane, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
- 20 Cooks Lane, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
- 22 Coles Road, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
- 974 Wardell Road, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
- 194 Hillside Lane, Meerschaum Vale NSW 2477
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.