Moore Creek bushfire risk
Of Moore Creek’s 1,956 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 43.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Moore Creek’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Moore Creek address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Moore Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Moore Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Moore Creek
Moore Creek sits in the Tamworth council area, which recorded 9,062 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,062 total. Figures are for the whole Tamworth council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Moore Creek
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 Moore 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 Moore Creek
Moore Creek is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
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
School catchments in Moore Creek
Moore Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Moore Creek
At the 2021 Census, 6% of Moore Creek’s 2,868 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 Moore Creek
Tamworth council approved 412 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tamworth council area (not just Moore Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12 Thornbill Road, Moore Creek NSW 2340
- 14 Barrington Drive, Moore Creek NSW 2340
- 15 Martin Street, Moore Creek NSW 2340
- 19 Boobook Court, Moore Creek NSW 2340
- 2015 Austral Road, Moore Creek NSW 2340
- 24 Eagar Street, Moore Creek NSW 2340
- 45 The Albens Drive, Moore Creek NSW 2340
- 4 Mason Court, Moore Creek NSW 2340
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Tamworth
Compare Moore Creek 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.