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Smiths Creek bushfire risk

Of Smiths Creek’s 226 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Smiths Creek’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
100%
In a bushfire area
226
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Smiths Creek

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

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Crime near Smiths Creek

Smiths Creek sits in the Lismore council area, which recorded 4,785 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 4,785 total. Figures are for the whole Lismore council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Smiths Creek

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

Houses
$1,050,000+12.9%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Smiths Creek 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 Smiths Creek

Smiths Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural54.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Rural residential27% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Other16.8% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Smiths Creek

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

Who lives in Smiths Creek

At the 2021 Census, 18.8% of Smiths Creek’s 345 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.5%
Australian29%
Irish14.8%
Scottish8.4%
Italian5.2%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

England8.1%
Germany1.2%
Philippines1.2%
United States1.2%
Ireland0.9%
New Zealand0.9%

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

Development near Smiths Creek

Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

151
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
78
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Smiths Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Smiths Creek 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.