Tahmoor bushfire risk
Of Tahmoor’s 4,593 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 18.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tahmoor’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Tahmoor
Flood and bushfire areas across Tahmoor. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Tahmoor
Tahmoor sits in the Wollondilly council area, which recorded 2,093 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,093 total. Figures are for the whole Wollondilly council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Tahmoor
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 Tahmoor 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 Tahmoor
Tahmoor is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Tahmoor
Tahmoor can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tahmoor
At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Tahmoor’s 5,777 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 Tahmoor
Wollondilly council approved 1,175 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollondilly council area (not just Tahmoor). 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.