Michelago bushfire risk

Of Michelago’s 383 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 84.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
84.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
383
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Michelago

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

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Crime near Michelago

Michelago sits in the Snowy Monaro council area, which recorded 1,163 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 1,163 total. Figures are for the whole Snowy Monaro council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Michelago

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

Houses
$953,000+1.33%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$473,000-13.3%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Michelago is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other57.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other23.5% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Rural residential15.1% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Michelago

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

Who lives in Michelago

At the 2021 Census, 12% of Michelago’s 642 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.2%
English38.5%
Irish13.1%
Scottish10.6%
German7.6%
Australian Aboriginal3.7%

Top countries of birth

England3.3%
New Zealand1.9%
Germany1.7%
China0.6%

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

Development near Michelago

Snowy Monaro council approved 71 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

71
Dwellings/yr
42
Houses
29
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Snowy Monaro council area (not just Michelago). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.