North Bourke bushfire risk
Of North Bourke’s 241 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 44% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, North Bourke’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific North Bourke address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in North Bourke
Flood and bushfire areas across North Bourke. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near North Bourke
North Bourke sits in the Bourke council area, which recorded 1,307 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,307 total. Figures are for the whole Bourke council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in North Bourke
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 North Bourke 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 North Bourke
North Bourke is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in North Bourke
North Bourke can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in North Bourke
At the 2021 Census, 7.5% of North Bourke’s 200 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near North Bourke
Bourke council approved 4 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bourke council area (not just North Bourke). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Narran Street, North Bourke NSW 2840
- 1304 Bundy Road, North Bourke NSW 2840
- 141 Polygonum Swamp Road, North Bourke NSW 2840
- 1 Bowden Drive, North Bourke NSW 2840
- 3260 Mitchell Highway, North Bourke NSW 2840
- 6058 West Culgoa Road, North Bourke NSW 2840
- 7 Culgoa Street, North Bourke NSW 2840
- 83 Sid Coleman Drive, North Bourke NSW 2840
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Bourke
Compare North Bourke with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.