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Borenore bushfire risk

Of Borenore’s 231 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 95.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Borenore’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
95.7%
In a bushfire area
231
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Borenore

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

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Crime near Borenore

Borenore sits in the Cabonne council area, which recorded 509 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 509 total. Figures are for the whole Cabonne council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Borenore

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

Houses
$750,000+7.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$491,000+17.46%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Borenore is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural63.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other28.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose5.6% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Borenore

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

Who lives in Borenore

At the 2021 Census, 6.1% of Borenore’s 476 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.6%
Australian43.9%
Irish18.1%
Scottish9%
German4.8%
Dutch2.5%

Top countries of birth

England1.9%
South Africa0.8%
Philippines0.6%
Singapore0.6%

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

Development near Borenore

Cabonne council approved 32 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
32
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cabonne council area (not just Borenore). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Borenore 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.