Upper Burringbar flood & bushfire risk
Of Upper Burringbar’s 169 mapped properties, 7.7% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Upper Burringbar’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Upper Burringbar
Flood and bushfire areas across Upper Burringbar. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Upper Burringbar
Upper Burringbar sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,431 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Upper Burringbar
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 Upper Burringbar 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 Upper Burringbar
Upper Burringbar 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: Deferred Matter
School catchments in Upper Burringbar
Upper Burringbar can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Upper Burringbar
At the 2021 Census, 15.2% of Upper Burringbar’s 289 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 Upper Burringbar
Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Upper Burringbar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 59 Binalong Court, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
- 74 Ophir Glen Road, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
- 337-363 Burringbar Road, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
- 22 Geles Road, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
- 525 Upper Burringbar Road, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
- 41 Jowetts Road, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
- 144 The Warra Willows Road, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
- 8 Plumtree Pocket, Upper Burringbar NSW 2483
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.