Adelong flood & bushfire risk
Of Adelong’s 837 mapped properties, 7.2% are in a mapped flood area and 27.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Adelong’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Adelong address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Adelong
Flood and bushfire areas across Adelong. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Adelong
Adelong sits in the Snowy Valleys council area, which recorded 1,172 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,172 total. Figures are for the whole Snowy Valleys council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Adelong
Adelong is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
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Zone: Primary Production
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Adelong
Adelong can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Adelong
At the 2021 Census, 7.7% of Adelong’s 938 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 Adelong
Snowy Valleys council approved 41 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Snowy Valleys council area (not just Adelong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Snowy Valleys
Compare Adelong with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.