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Mount Tomah bushfire risk

Of Mount Tomah’s 83 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Tomah’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
100%
In a bushfire area
83
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Tomah

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

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Crime near Mount Tomah

Mount Tomah sits in the Blue Mountains council area, which recorded 3,161 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 3,161 total. Figures are for the whole Blue Mountains council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mount Tomah

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

Houses
$1,662,000+62.94%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Mount Tomah is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Open space2.4% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Mount Tomah

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

Who lives in Mount Tomah

At the 2021 Census, 22.1% of Mount Tomah’s 68 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian29.4%
English26.5%
Irish13.2%
Maltese11.8%
German10.3%
Scottish10.3%

Top countries of birth

Germany8.8%

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

Development near Mount Tomah

Blue Mountains council approved 122 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

122
Dwellings/yr
115
Houses
7
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Blue Mountains council area (not just Mount Tomah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Tomah 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.