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Pambula bushfire risk

Of Pambula’s 989 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 22.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Pambula’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
22.9%
In a bushfire area
989
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Pambula

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

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Crime near Pambula

Pambula sits in the Bega Valley council area, which recorded 1,684 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 1,684 total. Figures are for the whole Bega Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Pambula

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

Houses
$1,125,000+19.05%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Pambula is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential34.1% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial20.9% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

Residential17.2% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

School catchments in Pambula

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

Who lives in Pambula

At the 2021 Census, 11.6% of Pambula’s 1,002 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.6%
English43.8%
Irish12.3%
Scottish11.7%
German4.6%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

England4.5%
New Zealand1.1%
Scotland0.9%
France0.6%
South Korea0.6%
Ireland0.5%

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

Development near Pambula

Bega Valley council approved 128 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

128
Dwellings/yr
97
Houses
31
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bega Valley council area (not just Pambula). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pambula 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.