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Canobolas bushfire risk

Of Canobolas’s 251 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 88.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Canobolas’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
88.8%
In a bushfire area
251
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Canobolas

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

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Crime near Canobolas

Canobolas sits in the Orange council area, which recorded 4,918 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 4,918 total. Figures are for the whole Orange council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Canobolas

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 Canobolas 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 Canobolas

Canobolas is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental43% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Rural26.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other19.5% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Canobolas

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

Who lives in Canobolas

At the 2021 Census, 10.2% of Canobolas’s 481 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.6%
Australian41%
Irish13.7%
Scottish11.2%
Italian8.7%
German3.1%

Top countries of birth

England3.1%
New Zealand1.5%
Taiwan1.2%
Italy1%
Malaysia1%
Singapore0.8%

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

Development near Canobolas

Orange council approved 210 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

210
Dwellings/yr
174
Houses
36
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Orange council area (not just Canobolas). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Canobolas 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.