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Jemalong bushfire risk

Of Jemalong’s 52 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 9.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
9.6%
In a bushfire area
52
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Jemalong

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

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Crime near Jemalong

Jemalong sits in the Forbes council area, which recorded 1,346 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 1,346 total. Figures are for the whole Forbes council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Jemalong

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

Houses
$460,000+2.22%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Jemalong is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other98.1% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose1.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Jemalong

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

Who lives in Jemalong

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Jemalong’s 82 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.5%
Australian40.2%
Scottish8.5%
Irish7.3%
German3.7%
Maltese3.7%

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

Development near Jemalong

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

26
Dwellings/yr
20
Houses
6
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Forbes council area (not just Jemalong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Jemalong 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.