Newrybar bushfire risk
Of Newrybar’s 312 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 41.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Newrybar’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 Newrybar
Flood and bushfire areas across Newrybar. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Newrybar
Newrybar sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Newrybar
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 Newrybar 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 Newrybar
Newrybar is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Newrybar
Newrybar can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Newrybar
At the 2021 Census, 18% of Newrybar’s 532 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 Newrybar
Ballina council approved 189 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Newrybar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.