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Crackenback bushfire risk

Of Crackenback’s 311 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Crackenback’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
311
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Crackenback

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

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Crime near Crackenback

Crackenback sits in the Snowy Monaro council area, which recorded 1,163 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 1,163 total. Figures are for the whole Snowy Monaro council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Crackenback

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

Houses
$1,268,000-6.46%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$795,000+6.71%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Crackenback is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other53.4% of properties

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

Zone: Tourist

Environmental46.6% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Crackenback

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

Who lives in Crackenback

At the 2021 Census, 27.2% of Crackenback’s 213 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.6%
Australian28.6%
Scottish12.2%
Irish11.3%
German8%
Welsh2.8%

Top countries of birth

England8.9%
Taiwan4.2%
Scotland3.8%
France2.8%
New Zealand2.3%
PNG2.3%

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

Development near Crackenback

Snowy Monaro council approved 64 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

64
Dwellings/yr
42
Houses
22
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Snowy Monaro council area (not just Crackenback). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Crackenback 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.