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Nambucca Heads property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Nambucca Heads, NSW (5,593 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Nambucca Heads

Nambucca Heads is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential51.3% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Residential21% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Open space8.3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Private Recreation

School catchments in Nambucca Heads

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

Crime near Nambucca Heads

Nambucca Heads sits in the Nambucca Valley council area, which recorded 1,514 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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74
Break-ins
62
Vehicle theft
189
Other theft
168
Property damage
63
Fraud
8
Handling stolen goods
215
Assault
73
Sexual offences
3
Robbery
147
Other against the person
0
Homicide
512
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,514 total. Figures are for the whole Nambucca Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Nambucca Heads

At the 2021 Census, 11.3% of Nambucca Heads’s 6,675 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.7%
Australian39.8%
Irish11.6%
Scottish10.9%
Australian Aboriginal9.3%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
New Zealand1.3%
Scotland0.5%
Germany0.5%
Philippines0.5%
India0.4%

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

Development near Nambucca Heads

Nambucca Valley council approved 137 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

137
Dwellings/yr
123
Houses
14
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Nambucca Valley council area (not just Nambucca Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Nambucca Heads 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.