Dargan bushfire risk
Of Dargan’s 126 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dargan’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Dargan
Flood and bushfire areas across Dargan. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dargan
Dargan sits in the Lithgow council area, which recorded 2,046 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,046 total. Figures are for the whole Lithgow council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Dargan
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Dargan 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 Dargan
Dargan is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Dargan
Dargan can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dargan
At the 2021 Census, 27.7% of Dargan’s 83 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Dargan
Lithgow council approved 57 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lithgow council area (not just Dargan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.