Tuncester flood & bushfire risk

Of Tuncester’s 58 mapped properties, 58.6% are in a mapped flood area and 96.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Tuncester’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific Tuncester address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

58.6%
Of properties in a flood area
96.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
58
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tuncester

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

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Crime near Tuncester

Tuncester 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 Tuncester

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

Houses
$685,000+8.21%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$620,000+12.73%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Tuncester is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other91.4% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Industrial8.6% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: General Industrial

School catchments in Tuncester

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

Who lives in Tuncester

At the 2021 Census, 7.8% of Tuncester’s 51 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English54.9%
Australian29.4%
Scottish15.7%
Irish7.8%
Italian7.8%
Australian Aboriginal5.9%

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

Development near Tuncester

Lismore council approved 140 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

140
Dwellings/yr
68
Houses
72
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lismore council area (not just Tuncester). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.