Murwillumbah flood & bushfire risk
Of Murwillumbah’s 5,141 mapped properties, 46.2% are in a mapped flood area and 23.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Murwillumbah’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Murwillumbah address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Murwillumbah
Flood and bushfire areas across Murwillumbah. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Murwillumbah
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 Murwillumbah 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 Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Commercial Core
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Murwillumbah
At the 2021 Census, 13.3% of Murwillumbah’s 7,616 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 Murwillumbah
Tweed council approved 411 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Murwillumbah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/4 Sorrel Court, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
- 16/2 Queen Street, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
- 25 North Arm Road, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
- 39 Talganda Terrace, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
- 438 Cane Road, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
- 4 Peri Street, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
- 6 Kirby Street, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
- 7 Lakeside Drive, Murwillumbah NSW 2484
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Tweed
Compare Murwillumbah 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.