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Murwillumbah property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Murwillumbah, NSW (5,141 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Murwillumbah

Murwillumbah is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential76.5% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial9.4% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Commercial Core

Residential6.5% of properties

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.

Crime near Murwillumbah

Murwillumbah sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 6,187 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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257
Break-ins
163
Vehicle theft
1,121
Other theft
596
Property damage
297
Fraud
94
Handling stolen goods
695
Assault
166
Sexual offences
12
Robbery
466
Other against the person
1
Homicide
2,319
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,187 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Murwillumbah

At the 2021 Census, 13.3% of Murwillumbah’s 7,616 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43%
Australian37.9%
Irish14.8%
Scottish12.1%
German4%
Australian Aboriginal3.6%

Top countries of birth

England3.5%
New Zealand1.9%
India1.3%
Germany0.5%
Philippines0.5%
South Africa0.4%

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 318 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

318
Dwellings/yr
168
Houses
150
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Murwillumbah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Murwillumbah 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.