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Taralga bushfire risk

Of Taralga’s 651 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 57.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Taralga’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
57.8%
In a bushfire area
651
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Taralga

Flood and bushfire areas across Taralga. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Taralga

Taralga sits in the Upper Lachlan council area, which recorded 297 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 297 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Lachlan council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Taralga

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$700,000+6.87%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$529,000-8.4%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Taralga 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 Taralga

Taralga is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other48.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Other37.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural12.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Taralga

Taralga can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Taralga

At the 2021 Census, 4.5% of Taralga’s 403 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.4%
Australian42.2%
Scottish14.9%
Irish14.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.5%
German3.5%

Top countries of birth

England1.7%
New Zealand1%
Germany0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Taralga

Upper Lachlan council approved 40 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

40
Dwellings/yr
38
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Upper Lachlan council area (not just Taralga). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Taralga address:

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.