Pillar Valley flood & bushfire risk
Of Pillar Valley’s 251 mapped properties, 6% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Pillar Valley’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Pillar Valley
Flood and bushfire areas across Pillar Valley. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Pillar Valley
Pillar Valley sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,896 total. Figures are for the whole Clarence Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Pillar Valley
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 Pillar Valley 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 Pillar Valley
Pillar Valley is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Forestry
School catchments in Pillar Valley
Pillar Valley can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Pillar Valley
At the 2021 Census, 8.5% of Pillar Valley’s 352 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 Pillar Valley
Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Pillar Valley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 95 Sunnyside Road, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
- 70 Barrys Bridge Road, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
- 587 Wooli Road, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
- 526 Mitchell Road, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
- 1761 Coast Range Road, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
- 82 Lloyds Road, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
- 44 Stonehouse Road, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
- 23 Mahogany Drive, Pillar Valley NSW 2462
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.