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Carabost bushfire risk

Of Carabost’s 55 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Carabost’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
55
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Carabost

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

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Crime near Carabost

Carabost sits in the Greater Hume council area, which recorded 504 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 504 total. Figures are for the whole Greater Hume council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Carabost

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 Carabost 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 Carabost

Carabost is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other87.3% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other12.7% of properties

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

Zone: Forestry

School catchments in Carabost

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

Who lives in Carabost

At the 2021 Census, 9% of Carabost’s 67 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English61.2%
Australian35.8%
Irish20.9%
Scottish16.4%
Dutch7.5%
Chinese4.5%

Top countries of birth

England6%
China4.5%

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

Development near Carabost

Greater Hume council approved 77 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

77
Dwellings/yr
72
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Greater Hume council area (not just Carabost). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Carabost 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.