Queanbeyan flood risk
Of Queanbeyan’s 5,264 mapped properties, 22.4% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Queanbeyan’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Queanbeyan
Flood and bushfire areas across Queanbeyan. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan sits in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which recorded 3,615 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,615 total. Figures are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Queanbeyan
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 Queanbeyan 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 Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan is mostly residential. The most common zones:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Queanbeyan
At the 2021 Census, 25.5% of Queanbeyan’s 6,409 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 Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan-Palerang council approved 395 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Queanbeyan). 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.