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New Brighton bushfire risk

Of New Brighton’s 317 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 75.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, New Brighton’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
75.1%
In a bushfire area
317
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in New Brighton

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

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Crime near New Brighton

New Brighton sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,939 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 2,939 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in New Brighton

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

Houses
$1,382,000+15.17%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$938,000+5.93%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so New Brighton 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 New Brighton

New Brighton is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other82.3% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

Residential11% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space4.1% of properties

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

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchments in New Brighton

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

Who lives in New Brighton

At the 2021 Census, 14.7% of New Brighton’s 368 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.4%
Australian32.3%
Scottish11.1%
Irish9.8%
German5.2%
Dutch3.8%

Top countries of birth

England3.3%
United States3.3%
New Zealand1.6%
France1.1%
Netherlands1.1%
Germany0.8%

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

Development near New Brighton

Byron council approved 206 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

206
Dwellings/yr
123
Houses
83
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just New Brighton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific New Brighton 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.