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Moonbah bushfire risk

Of Moonbah’s 363 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 99.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Moonbah’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
99.7%
In a bushfire area
363
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Moonbah

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

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Crime near Moonbah

Moonbah 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 Moonbah

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

Houses
$1,268,000-6.46%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$795,000+6.71%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Moonbah is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other73.3% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural residential26.7% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Moonbah

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

Who lives in Moonbah

At the 2021 Census, 9.9% of Moonbah’s 564 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47%
English44.1%
Scottish16.8%
Irish13.7%
German4.1%
Dutch2.8%

Top countries of birth

England4.1%
New Zealand1.8%
South Africa1.1%
Hong Kong0.5%
Netherlands0.5%
Taiwan0.5%

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

Development near Moonbah

Snowy Monaro council approved 64 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

64
Dwellings/yr
42
Houses
22
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Snowy Monaro council area (not just Moonbah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Moonbah 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.