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Valla Beach bushfire risk

Of Valla Beach’s 1,061 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 53% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Valla Beach’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
53%
In a bushfire area
1,061
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Valla Beach

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

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Crime near Valla Beach

Valla Beach 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 Beach

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 Beach 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 Beach

Valla Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential61.5% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Residential18.7% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Open space17.4% of properties

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

Zone: Private Recreation

School catchments in Valla Beach

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

Who lives in Valla Beach

At the 2021 Census, 13.4% of Valla Beach’s 1,455 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.2%
Australian34.6%
Irish16%
Scottish12.8%
German5.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.1%

Top countries of birth

England6%
New Zealand1%
Germany0.6%
Canada0.5%
Malaysia0.4%
Sri Lanka0.4%

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

Development near Valla Beach

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 Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Valla Beach 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.