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Cobargo bushfire risk

Of Cobargo’s 652 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 46.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cobargo’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
46.3%
In a bushfire area
652
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cobargo

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

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Crime near Cobargo

Cobargo sits in the Bega Valley council area, which recorded 1,684 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 1,684 total. Figures are for the whole Bega Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Cobargo

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

Houses
$820,000+17.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Cobargo is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other55.5% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other42% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural0.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Cobargo

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

Who lives in Cobargo

At the 2021 Census, 12.7% of Cobargo’s 766 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.7%
Australian40.3%
Irish14.4%
Scottish12.4%
Australian Aboriginal6.5%
German5.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
Netherlands1%
New Zealand1%
United States0.9%
Germany0.7%
Ireland0.5%

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

Development near Cobargo

Bega Valley council approved 128 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

128
Dwellings/yr
97
Houses
31
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bega Valley council area (not just Cobargo). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cobargo 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.