Araluen bushfire risk
Of Araluen’s 273 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 90.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Araluen’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 Araluen
Flood and bushfire areas across Araluen. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Araluen
Araluen sits in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which recorded 3,615 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,615 total. Figures are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Araluen
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 Araluen 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 Araluen
Araluen is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
School catchments in Araluen
Araluen can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Araluen
At the 2021 Census, 6.2% of Araluen’s 209 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Araluen
Queanbeyan-Palerang council approved 395 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Araluen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 83 Araluen Road, Araluen NSW 2622
- 9 Byrne Lane, Araluen NSW 2622
- 14 Catholic Cemetery Road, Araluen NSW 2622
- 2 Majors Creek Mountain Road, Araluen NSW 2622
- 25 Hospital Hill Road, Araluen NSW 2622
- 39 Quong Tart Close, Araluen NSW 2622
- 13 Naughtons Close, Araluen NSW 2622
- 79 Sun Cutting Road, Araluen NSW 2622
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.