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Carwoola bushfire risk

Of Carwoola’s 629 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Carwoola’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
629
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Carwoola

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

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Crime near Carwoola

Carwoola 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 Carwoola

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

Houses
$969,000+4.7%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$468,000-6.5%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Carwoola is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental79% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Environmental10.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Rural residential5.6% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Carwoola

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

Who lives in Carwoola

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Carwoola’s 1,602 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.8%
English37.7%
Irish13.4%
Scottish11.7%
Italian4.6%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
New Zealand1%
Germany0.7%
United States0.7%
Italy0.5%
Poland0.4%

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

Development near Carwoola

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 Carwoola). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Carwoola 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.