Middle Pocket bushfire risk
Of Middle Pocket’s 77 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Middle Pocket’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 Middle Pocket
Flood and bushfire areas across Middle Pocket. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Middle Pocket
Middle Pocket sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,939 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,939 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Middle Pocket
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 Middle Pocket 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 Middle Pocket
Middle Pocket 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 Middle Pocket
Middle Pocket can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Middle Pocket
At the 2021 Census, 14.2% of Middle Pocket’s 141 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 Middle Pocket
Byron council approved 206 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just Middle Pocket). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.