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Merriwagga bushfire risk

Of Merriwagga’s 149 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
1.3%
In a bushfire area
149
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Merriwagga

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

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Crime near Merriwagga

Merriwagga sits in the Carrathool council area, which recorded 256 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 256 total. Figures are for the whole Carrathool council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Merriwagga

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

Houses
$469,000+7.51%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Merriwagga is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other55% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other43.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Open space1.3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchments in Merriwagga

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

Who lives in Merriwagga

At the 2021 Census, 4% of Merriwagga’s 124 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.6%
Australian30.6%
Irish14.5%
Scottish12.9%
Australian Aboriginal6.5%
Filipino4%

Top countries of birth

Philippines3.2%

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

Development near Merriwagga

Carrathool council approved 3 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3
Dwellings/yr
3
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Carrathool council area (not just Merriwagga). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Merriwagga 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.