Mount Austin bushfire risk
Of Mount Austin’s 2,037 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 7.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Austin’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Mount Austin address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Mount Austin
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Austin. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Austin
Mount Austin sits in the Wagga Wagga council area, which recorded 7,985 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,985 total. Figures are for the whole Wagga Wagga council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Mount Austin
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Mount Austin 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 Mount Austin
Mount Austin is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Mount Austin
Mount Austin can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Austin
At the 2021 Census, 11.9% of Mount Austin’s 4,035 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Mount Austin
Wagga Wagga council approved 487 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wagga Wagga council area (not just Mount Austin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Warren Place, Mount Austin NSW 2650
- 12 Gilmore Avenue, Mount Austin NSW 2650
- 14 Manoora Avenue, Mount Austin NSW 2650
- 1 Pratt Street, Mount Austin NSW 2650
- 22 Mimosa Drive, Mount Austin NSW 2650
- 3 Casey Place, Mount Austin NSW 2650
- 42 Phillip Avenue, Mount Austin NSW 2650
- 7 Binnak Place, Mount Austin NSW 2650
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Wagga Wagga
Compare Mount Austin with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.