Bushfire Risk in Narrabri, NSW: 2026 Assessment

Narrabri, New South Wales, has a the area surrounding narrabri has a moderate bushfire risk. hot, dry conditions and vegetation contribute to the potential for bushfires, particularly during the summer months. bushfire risk profile. Key factors include distance to classified bushland, vegetation type, slope, and historical bushfire activity in the region. The New South Wales fire authority maps bushfire-prone areas and assigns BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) ratings.

The Pilliga Scrub to the west of Narrabri increases the bushfire risk.

CSIRO research indicates climate change is extending fire seasons and increasing the number of severe fire weather days across southern and eastern Australia. For Narrabri, this may mean shifts in bushfire risk levels over the coming decades, making property-level BAL assessment increasingly important.

Use ClimateNest for a complete address-level bushfire risk report for Narrabri including BAL zone assessment, evacuation route mapping, and property-specific risk mitigation recommendations.

Narrabri sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for bushfire risk. 21.7% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk bushfire zones and 71.6% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Narrabri.

Narrabri (postcode 2390) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (21.7% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (11.1% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (9% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Narrabri — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.