Kooragang flood & bushfire report
Of Kooragang’s 188 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kooragang’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Kooragang address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Kooragang
Kooragang sits in the Newcastle council area, which recorded 22,107 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 22,107 total. Figures are for the whole Newcastle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Kooragang
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 Kooragang 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 Kooragang
Kooragang is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Special Activities
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Kooragang
Kooragang can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Development near Kooragang
Newcastle council approved 854 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just Kooragang). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Newcastle
Compare Kooragang 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.