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Mount Burrell bushfire risk

Of Mount Burrell’s 174 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Burrell’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
174
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Burrell

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

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Crime near Mount Burrell

Mount Burrell sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 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 7,431 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mount Burrell

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

Houses
$1,050,000+12.9%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Mount Burrell 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 Mount Burrell

Mount Burrell is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other1.1% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other1.1% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Mount Burrell

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

Who lives in Mount Burrell

At the 2021 Census, 18.1% of Mount Burrell’s 276 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.4%
Australian25.4%
Irish17%
Scottish11.2%
German5.1%
Australian Aboriginal2.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
New Zealand2.2%
Germany1.4%
Japan1.4%

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

Development near Mount Burrell

Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

324
Dwellings/yr
176
Houses
148
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Mount Burrell). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Burrell 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.