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Bemboka bushfire risk

Of Bemboka’s 692 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 46.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bemboka’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
46.5%
In a bushfire area
692
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bemboka

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

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Crime near Bemboka

Bemboka sits in the Bega Valley council area, which recorded 1,684 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 1,684 total. Figures are for the whole Bega Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Bemboka

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

Houses
$820,000+17.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Bemboka is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other56.5% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other31.9% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural residential5.2% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Bemboka

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

Who lives in Bemboka

At the 2021 Census, 9.8% of Bemboka’s 589 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.3%
Australian41.3%
Irish14.6%
Scottish9.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.9%
German4.9%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
New Zealand1.7%
Ireland1%
Germany0.7%
Philippines0.7%

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

Development near Bemboka

Bega Valley council approved 128 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

128
Dwellings/yr
97
Houses
31
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bega Valley council area (not just Bemboka). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bemboka 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.