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Marchmont bushfire risk

Of Marchmont’s 141 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Marchmont’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
141
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Marchmont

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

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Crime near Marchmont

Marchmont sits in the Yass Valley council area, which recorded 884 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 884 total. Figures are for the whole Yass Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Marchmont

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

Houses
$865,000+20.98%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Marchmont is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential57.4% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Other26.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental14.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

School catchments in Marchmont

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

Who lives in Marchmont

At the 2021 Census, 12.3% of Marchmont’s 285 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian53.3%
English33.7%
Irish13.3%
Scottish12.3%
German3.5%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.2%
Philippines1.4%
Chile1.1%
Netherlands1.1%
Taiwan1.1%

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

Development near Marchmont

Yass Valley council approved 110 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

110
Dwellings/yr
105
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Yass Valley council area (not just Marchmont). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Marchmont 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.