Whiporie bushfire risk
Of Whiporie’s 80 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 95% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Whiporie’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 Whiporie
Flood and bushfire areas across Whiporie. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Whiporie
Whiporie 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 Whiporie
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 Whiporie 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 Whiporie
Whiporie is mostly other. The most common zones:
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Zone: Primary Production
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Zone: Forestry
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Zone: Village
School catchments in Whiporie
Whiporie can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Whiporie
At the 2021 Census, 13.2% of Whiporie’s 114 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 Whiporie
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 Whiporie). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 310 Mount Marsh Road, Whiporie NSW 2469
- 200 Cassidy Road, Whiporie NSW 2469
- 4270 Bungawalbin Whiporie Road, Whiporie NSW 2469
- 5355 Summerland Way, Whiporie NSW 2469
- 601 Camira Creek Road, Whiporie NSW 2469
- 6 Hannas Road, Whiporie NSW 2469
- 449 Lyons Road, Whiporie NSW 2469
- 89 Old Tenterfield Road, Whiporie NSW 2469
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.