Upper Orara bushfire risk
Of Upper Orara’s 417 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Upper Orara’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Upper Orara address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Upper Orara
Flood and bushfire areas across Upper Orara. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Upper Orara
Upper Orara sits in the Coffs Harbour council area, which recorded 8,454 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,454 total. Figures are for the whole Coffs Harbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Upper Orara
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 Orara 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 Orara
Upper Orara is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Upper Orara
Upper Orara can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Upper Orara
At the 2021 Census, 13.3% of Upper Orara’s 863 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 Orara
Coffs Harbour council approved 340 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Coffs Harbour council area (not just Upper Orara). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 115A Wayper Creek Road, Upper Orara NSW 2450
- 123 Dingo Creek Road, Upper Orara NSW 2450
- 303 Upper Orara Road, Upper Orara NSW 2450
- 40B Walters Road, Upper Orara NSW 2450
- 434A South Island Loop Road, Upper Orara NSW 2450
- 51 Jacaranda Drive, Upper Orara NSW 2450
- 721 Dairyville Road, Upper Orara NSW 2450
- 80 Watkin Road, Upper Orara NSW 2450
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Coffs Harbour
Compare Upper Orara with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.