Queanbeyan East flood & bushfire risk
Of Queanbeyan East’s 4,132 mapped properties, 14.9% are in a mapped flood area and 5.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Queanbeyan East’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Queanbeyan East address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Queanbeyan East
Flood and bushfire areas across Queanbeyan East. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Queanbeyan East
Queanbeyan East 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 East
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 East 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 East
Queanbeyan East is mostly residential. The most common zones:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
School catchments in Queanbeyan East
Queanbeyan East can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Queanbeyan East
At the 2021 Census, 26.4% of Queanbeyan East’s 4,240 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 East
Queanbeyan-Palerang council approved 383 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Queanbeyan East). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/5 Yarrow Street, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
- 1 Bass Street, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
- 26 Faunce Street, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
- 28 Silva Avenue, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
- 31 Jineroo Street, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
- 36 Thomas Royal Gardens, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
- 38 Endurance Avenue, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
- 4/3-5 Geebung Place, Queanbeyan East NSW 2620
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Queanbeyan-Palerang
Compare Queanbeyan East with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.