West Bungawalbin bushfire risk
Of West Bungawalbin’s 62 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, West Bungawalbin’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in West Bungawalbin
Flood and bushfire areas across West Bungawalbin. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near West Bungawalbin
West Bungawalbin sits in the Richmond Valley council area, which recorded 2,525 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,525 total. Figures are for the whole Richmond Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in West Bungawalbin
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 West Bungawalbin 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 West Bungawalbin
West Bungawalbin is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in West Bungawalbin
West Bungawalbin can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in West Bungawalbin
At the 2021 Census, 20.4% of West Bungawalbin’s 54 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 West Bungawalbin
Richmond Valley council approved 42 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Richmond Valley council area (not just West Bungawalbin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.