Sofala flood & bushfire risk
Of Sofala’s 230 mapped properties, 5.2% are in a mapped flood area and 96.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sofala’s flood exposure is in line with the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Sofala address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Sofala
Flood and bushfire areas across Sofala. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sofala
Sofala sits in the Mid-Western council area, which recorded 1,915 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,915 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Western council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Sofala
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 Sofala 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 Sofala
Sofala is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Sofala
Sofala can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sofala
At the 2021 Census, 12.6% of Sofala’s 111 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 Sofala
Mid-Western council approved 133 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Western council area (not just Sofala). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mid-Western
Compare Sofala 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.