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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
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
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 Smiths Creek
Lismore council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Smiths Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 50 Wombat Creek Road, Smiths Creek NSW 2460
- 9 Minto Place, Smiths Creek NSW 2484
- 3418 Clarence Way, Smiths Creek NSW 2460
- 1527 Afterlee Road, Smiths Creek NSW 2474
- 42 O'Neill Road, Smiths Creek NSW 2474
- 128 Bonnydoon Road, Smiths Creek NSW 2484
- 91 Malabar Avenue, Smiths Creek NSW 2484
- 46 Clareville Road, Smiths Creek NSW 2484
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.