Tambar Springs flood & bushfire risk
Of Tambar Springs’s 376 mapped properties, 1.3% are in a mapped flood area and 85.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tambar Springs’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 Tambar Springs
Flood and bushfire areas across Tambar Springs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Tambar Springs
Tambar Springs sits in the Warrumbungle council area, which recorded 1,119 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,119 total. Figures are for the whole Warrumbungle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Tambar Springs
Tambar Springs 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
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Tambar Springs
Tambar Springs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tambar Springs
At the 2021 Census, 6.6% of Tambar Springs’s 273 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 Tambar Springs
Warrumbungle council approved 14 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Warrumbungle council area (not just Tambar Springs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 221 Glendowda Road, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
- 650 Brunskills Road, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
- 57 Treloar Road, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
- 155 Strang Road, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
- 73-79 Tamba Street, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
- 45 High Street, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
- 895 Round Mountain Road, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
- 5338 Purlewaugh Road, Tambar Springs NSW 2381
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.