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Valla bushfire risk

Of Valla’s 627 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 93.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Valla’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
93.1%
In a bushfire area
627
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Valla

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

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Crime near Valla

Valla sits in the Nambucca Valley council area, which recorded 1,773 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 1,773 total. Figures are for the whole Nambucca Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Valla

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

Houses
$675,000-5.59%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Valla 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 Valla

Valla is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential40.5% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Rural37.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other19% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Valla

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

Who lives in Valla

At the 2021 Census, 8.9% of Valla’s 1,052 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.6%
Australian43.2%
Scottish13.6%
Irish11.6%
German3.9%
Australian Aboriginal3.3%

Top countries of birth

England4%
South Africa0.8%
New Zealand0.7%
Germany0.6%
France0.5%
Netherlands0.5%

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

Development near Valla

Nambucca Valley council approved 144 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

144
Dwellings/yr
128
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Nambucca Valley council area (not just Valla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Valla 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.