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Mendooran flood & bushfire risk

Of Mendooran’s 581 mapped properties, 37% are in a mapped flood area and 59.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Mendooran address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

37%
Of properties in a flood area
59.7%
Of properties in a bushfire area
581
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mendooran

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

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Crime near Mendooran

Mendooran sits in the Warrumbungle council area, which recorded 1,119 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 1,119 total. Figures are for the whole Warrumbungle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mendooran

Mendooran is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other41.5% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other39.9% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural residential16.7% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Mendooran

PrimaryDunedoo Central School · Gilgandra Public School · Mendooran Central School
SecondaryDunedoo Central School · Gilgandra High School · Mendooran Central School

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

Who lives in Mendooran

At the 2021 Census, 5.3% of Mendooran’s 626 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.7%
English39.1%
Irish11.3%
Australian Aboriginal10.4%
Scottish8.6%
German6.9%

Top countries of birth

England1.4%
New Zealand0.6%
China0.5%
Greece0.5%

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

Development near Mendooran

Warrumbungle council approved 13 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

13
Dwellings/yr
9
Houses
4
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Warrumbungle council area (not just Mendooran). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mendooran address:

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.