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Upper Main Arm property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Upper Main Arm, NSW (134 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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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

PrimaryMain Arm Upper Public School · Uki Public School
SecondaryMullumbimby High School · Murwillumbah High School

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

Crime near Upper Main Arm

Upper Main Arm sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,462 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

042585020122014201620182020202220242026
151
Break-ins
86
Vehicle theft
517
Other theft
241
Property damage
161
Fraud
20
Handling stolen goods
310
Assault
121
Sexual offences
5
Robbery
198
Other against the person
1
Homicide
651
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,462 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

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 222 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

222
Dwellings/yr
135
Houses
87
Units
0175350202120222023202420252026

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

Upper Wilsons CreekMain ArmUpper BurringbarHuonbrookRowlands CreekThe Pocket

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.