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Karabar flood & bushfire risk

Of Karabar’s 4,252 mapped properties, 1% are in a mapped flood area and 12.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

1%
In a flood area
12.8%
In a bushfire area
4,252
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Karabar

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

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Crime near Karabar

Karabar 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 Karabar

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

Houses
$969,000+4.7%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$468,000-6.5%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Karabar is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential76.4% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential20.6% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Open space1.8% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Karabar

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

Who lives in Karabar

At the 2021 Census, 17.4% of Karabar’s 8,517 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian37.5%
English32%
Irish10.4%
Scottish9%
Australian Aboriginal6.7%
Italian5.2%

Top countries of birth

North Macedonia2.1%
India1.6%
England1.5%
New Zealand1.4%
Philippines1%
Italy1%

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

Development near Karabar

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 Karabar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Karabar 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.