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Bywong bushfire risk

Of Bywong’s 1,047 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bywong’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
1,047
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bywong

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

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Crime near Bywong

Bywong sits in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which recorded 3,615 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 3,615 total. Figures are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Bywong

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

Houses
$1,065,000-3.18%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Bywong is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental90.6% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Other7.4% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental1.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Bywong

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

Who lives in Bywong

At the 2021 Census, 14.2% of Bywong’s 1,342 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.6%
Australian39%
Scottish14.9%
Irish14.5%
German5.4%
Italian3.2%

Top countries of birth

England4%
New Zealand1.7%
United States1%
Italy0.6%
Brazil0.4%
Wales0.4%

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

Development near Bywong

Queanbeyan-Palerang council approved 395 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

395
Dwellings/yr
279
Houses
116
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Bywong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bywong 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.