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Upper Crystal Creek bushfire risk

Of Upper Crystal Creek’s 123 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Crystal Creek’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
100%
In a bushfire area
123
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Crystal Creek

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

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Crime near Upper Crystal Creek

Upper Crystal Creek sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 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 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 Crystal Creek

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

Houses
$1,050,000+12.9%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Upper Crystal 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 Upper Crystal Creek

Upper Crystal Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural95.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other4.9% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Upper Crystal Creek

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

Who lives in Upper Crystal Creek

At the 2021 Census, 13.2% of Upper Crystal Creek’s 212 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.9%
Australian31.6%
Irish13.2%
Scottish11.8%
Italian4.7%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
France2.4%
Malaysia1.9%
New Zealand1.4%

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

Development near Upper Crystal Creek

Tweed council approved 324 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

324
Dwellings/yr
176
Houses
148
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Upper Crystal Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Crystal Creek 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.