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Book Book bushfire risk

Of Book Book’s 71 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Book Book’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
100%
In a bushfire area
71
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Book Book

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

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Crime near Book Book

Book Book sits in the Wagga Wagga council area, which recorded 7,985 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 7,985 total. Figures are for the whole Wagga Wagga council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Book Book

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

Houses
$700,000+7.62%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$455,000+18.95%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Book Book is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other97.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose2.8% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Book Book

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

Who lives in Book Book

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Book Book’s 130 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.3%
Australian35.4%
Irish20.8%
Scottish19.2%
German3.1%
South African3.1%

Top countries of birth

Ireland3.8%

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

Development near Book Book

Wagga Wagga council approved 479 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

479
Dwellings/yr
330
Houses
149
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wagga Wagga council area (not just Book Book). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Book Book 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.