Quaama bushfire risk
Of Quaama’s 265 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 60% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Quaama’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Quaama
Flood and bushfire areas across Quaama. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Quaama
Quaama sits in the Bega Valley council area, which recorded 1,684 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Quaama
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 Quaama 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 Quaama
Quaama is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Quaama
Quaama can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Quaama
At the 2021 Census, 12.4% of Quaama’s 291 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 Quaama
Bega Valley council approved 128 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bega Valley council area (not just Quaama). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.