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Pooncarie bushfire risk

Of Pooncarie’s 141 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 53.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Pooncarie’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
53.2%
In a bushfire area
141
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Pooncarie

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

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Crime near Pooncarie

Pooncarie sits in the Wentworth council area, which recorded 1,064 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 1,064 total. Figures are for the whole Wentworth council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Pooncarie

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

Houses
$423,000+5.62%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Pooncarie is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other60.4% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other39.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Pooncarie

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

Who lives in Pooncarie

At the 2021 Census, 4.4% of Pooncarie’s 226 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian37.2%
English34.5%
Scottish8%
Irish6.6%
Filipino3.1%
German1.8%

Top countries of birth

Philippines2.2%
New Zealand1.3%

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

Development near Pooncarie

Wentworth council approved 129 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
129
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wentworth council area (not just Pooncarie). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pooncarie 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.