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Avoca bushfire risk

Of Avoca’s 93 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 98.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Avoca’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
98.9%
In a bushfire area
93
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Avoca

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

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Crime near Avoca

Avoca sits in the Wingecarribee council area, which recorded 1,998 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 1,998 total. Figures are for the whole Wingecarribee council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Avoca

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,150,000+16.75%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Avoca 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 Avoca

Avoca is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental97.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Special purpose2.2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Avoca

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

Who lives in Avoca

At the 2021 Census, 12.5% of Avoca’s 208 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian39.4%
English38.5%
Scottish16.3%
Irish15.4%
German3.8%
Greek3.8%

Top countries of birth

Scotland1.9%
England1.4%
New Zealand1.4%
United States1.4%

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

Development near Avoca

Wingecarribee council approved 327 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

327
Dwellings/yr
262
Houses
65
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wingecarribee council area (not just Avoca). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Avoca 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.