Kars Springs bushfire risk
Of Kars Springs’s 58 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kars Springs’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 Kars Springs
Flood and bushfire areas across Kars Springs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kars Springs
Kars Springs sits in the Upper Hunter council area, which recorded 950 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 950 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Hunter council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Kars Springs
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 Kars Springs 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 Kars Springs
Kars Springs is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Kars Springs
Kars Springs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Development near Kars Springs
Upper Hunter council approved 50 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Upper Hunter council area (not just Kars Springs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 237 Beales Creek Road, Kars Springs NSW 2337
- 797 Dales Creek Road, Kars Springs NSW 2337
- 311 Mount Terell Road, Kars Springs NSW 2337
- 1930 Kars Springs Road, Kars Springs NSW 2337
- 28 Little Creek Road, Kars Springs NSW 2337
- 250 Upper Dartbrook Road, Kars Springs NSW 2337
- 44 Jewisky Road, Kars Springs NSW 2337
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.