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Currawang bushfire risk

Of Currawang’s 159 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Currawang’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
159
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Currawang

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

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Crime near Currawang

Currawang sits in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which recorded 3,615 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 3,615 total. Figures are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Currawang

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

Houses
$700,000+6.87%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$529,000-8.4%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Currawang is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other88.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural7.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Environmental1.9% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Currawang

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

Who lives in Currawang

At the 2021 Census, 4.2% of Currawang’s 167 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English53.9%
Australian35.9%
Irish17.4%
Scottish15.6%
German5.4%
Dutch3%

Top countries of birth

England3%

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

Development near Currawang

Queanbeyan-Palerang council approved 395 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

395
Dwellings/yr
279
Houses
116
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Currawang). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Currawang 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.