Tumut flood & bushfire risk
Of Tumut’s 4,406 mapped properties, 0.6% are in a mapped flood area and 6.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tumut’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Tumut
Flood and bushfire areas across Tumut. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Tumut
Tumut sits in the Snowy Valleys council area, which recorded 1,172 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,172 total. Figures are for the whole Snowy Valleys council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Tumut
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 Tumut 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 Tumut
Tumut is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Tumut
Tumut can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tumut
At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Tumut’s 6,613 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 Tumut
Snowy Valleys council approved 42 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Snowy Valleys council area (not just Tumut). 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.