Garema bushfire risk

Of Garema’s 61 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Garema’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
4.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
61
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Garema

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

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Crime near Garema

Garema sits in the Forbes council area, which recorded 1,346 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,346 total. Figures are for the whole Forbes council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Garema

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

Houses
$479,000+7.53%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Garema is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other100% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Garema

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

Who lives in Garema

At the 2021 Census, 3.6% of Garema’s 84 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.9%
Australian41.7%
Irish7.1%
Australian Aboriginal6%
Dutch6%
New Zealander3.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.6%

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

Development near Garema

Forbes council approved 26 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

26
Dwellings/yr
24
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Forbes council area (not just Garema). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Forbes

Compare Garema with the rest of the council area, largest first.

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.