Cargo bushfire risk
Of Cargo’s 380 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 70.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Cargo’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Cargo
Flood and bushfire areas across Cargo. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Cargo
Cargo sits in the Cabonne council area, which recorded 509 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Cargo
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Cargo 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 Cargo
Cargo is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in Cargo
Cargo can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Cargo
At the 2021 Census, 5.2% of Cargo’s 562 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Cargo
Cabonne council approved 32 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cabonne council area (not just Cargo). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.