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The Gap bushfire risk

Of The Gap’s 113 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, The Gap’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
100%
In a bushfire area
113
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in The Gap

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

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Crime near The Gap

The Gap sits in the Weddin council area, which recorded 231 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 231 total. Figures are for the whole Weddin council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in The Gap

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

Houses
$700,000+7.62%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$455,000+18.95%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

The Gap is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other93.8% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Open space5.3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

Open space0.9% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in The Gap

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

Who lives in The Gap

At the 2021 Census, 0% of The Gap’s 76 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English61.8%
Australian43.4%
Irish21.1%
Scottish11.8%
German6.6%

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

Development near The Gap

Weddin council approved 6 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6
Dwellings/yr
6
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Weddin council area (not just The Gap). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific The Gap 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.