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%.
Where the hazards are in Taralga
Flood and bushfire areas across Taralga. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Taralga
Taralga sits in the Upper Lachlan council area, which recorded 297 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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.
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:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
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
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 Taralga
Upper Lachlan council approved 40 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Upper Lachlan council area (not just Taralga). 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.