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Thora bushfire risk

Of Thora’s 155 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 96.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Thora’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
96.8%
In a bushfire area
155
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Thora

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

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Crime near Thora

Thora sits in the Bellingen council area, which recorded 847 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 847 total. Figures are for the whole Bellingen council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Thora

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

Houses
$1,050,000-5.75%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Thora is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other38.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural29% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Environmental26.5% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

School catchments in Thora

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

Who lives in Thora

At the 2021 Census, 10.3% of Thora’s 311 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.1%
English38.6%
Scottish13.8%
Irish10.3%
German4.5%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%
Germany1.6%
United States1.3%
Netherlands1%
New Zealand1%

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

Development near Thora

Bellingen council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

44
Dwellings/yr
40
Houses
4
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bellingen council area (not just Thora). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Thora 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.