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Canbelego bushfire risk

Of Canbelego’s 289 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 14.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Canbelego’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
14.5%
In a bushfire area
289
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Canbelego

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

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Crime near Canbelego

Canbelego sits in the Cobar council area, which recorded 560 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 560 total. Figures are for the whole Cobar council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Canbelego

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

Houses
$293,000+12.5%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Canbelego is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other92.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other7.8% of properties

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

Zone: Forestry

School catchments in Canbelego

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

Who lives in Canbelego

At the 2021 Census, 14.8% of Canbelego’s 54 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.6%
Australian40.7%
German7.4%
Australian Aboriginal5.6%
Irish5.6%
Samoan5.6%

Top countries of birth

Ireland11.1%

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

Development near Canbelego

Cobar council approved 5 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

5
Dwellings/yr
5
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cobar council area (not just Canbelego). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Canbelego 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.