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Elbow Valley flood & bushfire risk

Of Elbow Valley’s 268 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

100%
In a flood area
0.4%
In a bushfire area
268
Mapped properties

Crime near Elbow Valley

Elbow Valley sits in the Killarney police division, which recorded 109 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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7
Break-ins
3
Vehicle theft
11
Other theft
8
Property damage
6
Fraud
0
Handling stolen goods
8
Assault
3
Sexual offences
0
Robbery
5
Other against the person
0
Homicide
58
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 109 total. Figures are for the whole Killarney police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Elbow Valley

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

Who lives in Elbow Valley

At the 2021 Census, 13.4% of Elbow Valley’s 127 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.2%
Australian40.2%
Irish18.1%
German9.4%
Scottish7.1%
South African3.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand5.5%
China2.4%

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

Development near Elbow Valley

Tenterfield council approved 54 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

54
Dwellings/yr
52
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tenterfield council area (not just Elbow Valley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Elbow Valley 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.