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Lower Boro bushfire risk

Of Lower Boro’s 258 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
258
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lower Boro

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

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Crime near Lower Boro

Lower Boro sits in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area, which recorded 3,030 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 3,030 total. Figures are for the whole Goulburn Mulwaree council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Lower Boro

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

Houses
$700,000+6.87%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$529,000-8.4%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Lower Boro is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural79.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Environmental19.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Other0.8% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Lower Boro

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

Who lives in Lower Boro

At the 2021 Census, 20.3% of Lower Boro’s 217 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.8%
English30.9%
Irish9.7%
Scottish9.2%
German5.5%
Dutch3.7%

Top countries of birth

England5.1%
South Africa2.8%
Lebanon2.3%
Germany1.4%

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

Development near Lower Boro

Goulburn Mulwaree council approved 326 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

326
Dwellings/yr
142
Houses
184
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Goulburn Mulwaree council area (not just Lower Boro). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lower Boro 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.