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Mount Russell bushfire risk

Of Mount Russell’s 76 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 56.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Russell’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
56.6%
In a bushfire area
76
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Russell

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

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Crime near Mount Russell

Mount Russell sits in the Inverell council area, which recorded 2,004 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 2,004 total. Figures are for the whole Inverell council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mount Russell

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

Houses
$489,000+23.8%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Mount Russell is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other67.1% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other32.9% of properties

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

Zone: Village

School catchments in Mount Russell

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

Who lives in Mount Russell

At the 2021 Census, 9% of Mount Russell’s 111 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.3%
English40.5%
Scottish16.2%
Irish13.5%
Australian Aboriginal9%
Dutch5.4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.6%

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

Development near Mount Russell

Inverell council approved 29 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

29
Dwellings/yr
21
Houses
8
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Inverell council area (not just Mount Russell). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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