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Charbon bushfire risk

Of Charbon’s 148 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 84.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Charbon’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
84.5%
In a bushfire area
148
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Charbon

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

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Crime near Charbon

Charbon sits in the Mid-Western council area, which recorded 1,915 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 1,915 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Western council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Charbon

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

Houses
$360,000-7.1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Charbon is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other79.7% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other20.3% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Charbon

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

Who lives in Charbon

At the 2021 Census, 7.7% of Charbon’s 91 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian62.6%
English29.7%
Australian Aboriginal11%
Irish5.5%
Scottish4.4%

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

Development near Charbon

Mid-Western council approved 137 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

137
Dwellings/yr
111
Houses
26
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Western council area (not just Charbon). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Charbon 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.