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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%.

0%
In a flood area
90.1%
In a bushfire area
273
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Araluen

Flood and bushfire areas across Araluen. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Araluen

Araluen sits in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which recorded 3,615 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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.

Houses
$780,000-7.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Other41.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Other32.6% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Environmental23.4% of properties

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

Australian43.1%
English40.2%
Irish13.4%
Scottish11%
Italian4.3%
French2.9%

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.

395
Dwellings/yr
279
Houses
116
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Araluen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Araluen 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.