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Wells Crossing bushfire risk

Of Wells Crossing’s 144 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wells Crossing’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
144
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wells Crossing

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

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Crime near Wells Crossing

Wells Crossing sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 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 5,896 total. Figures are for the whole Clarence Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Wells Crossing

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

Houses
$570,000+8.37%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$463,000+10.12%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Wells Crossing is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural100% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Wells Crossing

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

Who lives in Wells Crossing

At the 2021 Census, 10.4% of Wells Crossing’s 212 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.5%
English28.3%
Scottish11.8%
Australian Aboriginal9%
Irish9%
Dutch5.7%

Top countries of birth

England1.9%
Netherlands1.9%
Philippines1.9%
India1.4%

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

Development near Wells Crossing

Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

386
Dwellings/yr
353
Houses
33
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Wells Crossing). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wells Crossing 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.