Chakola bushfire risk
Of Chakola’s 53 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Chakola’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 Chakola
Flood and bushfire areas across Chakola. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Chakola
Chakola sits in the Snowy Monaro council area, which recorded 1,163 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,163 total. Figures are for the whole Snowy Monaro council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Chakola
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 Chakola 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 Chakola
Chakola is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Chakola
Chakola can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Chakola
At the 2021 Census, 11.4% of Chakola’s 88 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Chakola
Snowy Monaro council approved 64 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Snowy Monaro council area (not just Chakola). 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.