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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
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
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 New Brighton
Byron council approved 206 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just New Brighton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1 Ocean Avenue, New Brighton NSW 2483
- 18 Casons Lane, New Brighton NSW 2483
- 4 Strand Avenue, New Brighton NSW 2483
- 57 North Head Road, New Brighton NSW 2483
- 12 Park Street, New Brighton NSW 2483
- 7 Pacific Street, New Brighton NSW 2483
- 3-5 Dolphin Lane, New Brighton NSW 2483
- 11 Terrace Street, New Brighton NSW 2483
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.