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Myrtle Creek bushfire risk

Of Myrtle Creek’s 78 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Myrtle Creek’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
78
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Myrtle Creek

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

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Crime near Myrtle Creek

Myrtle Creek sits in the Richmond Valley council area, which recorded 2,525 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 2,525 total. Figures are for the whole Richmond Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Myrtle Creek

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

Houses
$565,000+23.63%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Myrtle 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 Myrtle Creek

Myrtle Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other98.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other1.3% of properties

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

Zone: Forestry

School catchments in Myrtle Creek

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

Who lives in Myrtle Creek

At the 2021 Census, 8.7% of Myrtle Creek’s 92 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.5%
English32.6%
Australian Aboriginal7.6%
Irish7.6%
Scottish4.3%
German3.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.3%

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

Development near Myrtle Creek

Richmond Valley council approved 42 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

42
Dwellings/yr
28
Houses
14
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Richmond Valley council area (not just Myrtle Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Myrtle Creek 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.