Bombowlee flood & bushfire risk
Of Bombowlee’s 192 mapped properties, 16.7% are in a mapped flood area and 83.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bombowlee’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Bombowlee
Flood and bushfire areas across Bombowlee. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bombowlee
Bombowlee 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.
Property values in Bombowlee
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 Bombowlee 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 Bombowlee
Bombowlee is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Bombowlee
Bombowlee can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bombowlee
At the 2021 Census, 3.4% of Bombowlee’s 291 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 Bombowlee
Snowy Valleys council approved 42 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Snowy Valleys council area (not just Bombowlee). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 151 Mundongo Road, Bombowlee NSW 2720
- 17/477 Wee Jasper Road, Bombowlee NSW 2720
- 131 Lacmalac Road, Bombowlee NSW 2720
- 54 Percivals Lane, Bombowlee NSW 2720
- 191 Bombowlee Avenue, Bombowlee NSW 2720
- 40A Butlers Lane, Bombowlee NSW 2720
- 950 Bombowlee Creek Road, Bombowlee NSW 2720
- 52 Foords Lane, Bombowlee NSW 2720
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.