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Cooks Gap bushfire risk

Of Cooks Gap’s 347 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cooks Gap’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
347
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cooks Gap

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

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Crime near Cooks Gap

Cooks Gap 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 Cooks Gap

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

Houses
$755,000+9.42%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$480,000-5.88%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Cooks Gap is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential96.3% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Other3.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Cooks Gap

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

Who lives in Cooks Gap

At the 2021 Census, 8.7% of Cooks Gap’s 549 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.7%
English40.3%
Irish9.3%
Australian Aboriginal9.1%
Scottish6.4%
Dutch3.5%

Top countries of birth

England3.8%
New Zealand1.5%
Croatia1.1%
Scotland0.9%
Netherlands0.7%
Canada0.5%

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

Development near Cooks Gap

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 Cooks Gap). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cooks Gap 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.