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Upper Main Arm bushfire risk

Of Upper Main Arm’s 134 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Main Arm’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
134
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Main Arm

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

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Crime near Upper Main Arm

Upper Main Arm sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,939 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 2,939 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Upper Main Arm

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

Houses
$1,200,000+17.65%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Upper Main Arm 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 Main Arm

Upper Main Arm is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural48.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other45.5% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

Open space3.7% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchments in Upper Main Arm

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

Who lives in Upper Main Arm

At the 2021 Census, 15.2% of Upper Main Arm’s 283 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English35.3%
Australian23.7%
Irish19.1%
Scottish11%
German8.5%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

Germany3.9%
England2.5%
Canada1.1%
New Zealand1.1%

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

Development near Upper Main Arm

Byron council approved 206 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

206
Dwellings/yr
123
Houses
83
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just Upper Main Arm). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Main Arm 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.