Southgate flood & bushfire risk
Of Southgate’s 143 mapped properties, 60.1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Southgate’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Southgate address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Southgate
Flood and bushfire areas across Southgate. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Southgate
Southgate 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 Southgate
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 Southgate 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 Southgate
Southgate is mostly other. The most common zones:
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
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Forestry
School catchments in Southgate
Southgate can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Southgate
At the 2021 Census, 8.1% of Southgate’s 198 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 Southgate
Clarence Valley council approved 381 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Southgate). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 114 Four Farms Lane, Southgate NSW 2460
- 139 Leesons Lane, Southgate NSW 2460
- 149 Boormans Lane, Southgate NSW 2460
- 190 James Lane, Southgate NSW 2460
- 21 Fischers Road, Southgate NSW 2460
- 353 Experiment Farm Road, Southgate NSW 2460
- 755 Southgate Forest Road, Southgate NSW 2460
- 767 Great Marlow Road, Southgate NSW 2460
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Clarence Valley
Compare Southgate 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.