Wakool bushfire risk
Of Wakool’s 259 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 52.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wakool’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 Wakool
Flood and bushfire areas across Wakool. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wakool
Wakool sits in the Murray River council area, which recorded 933 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 933 total. Figures are for the whole Murray River council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wakool
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 Wakool 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 Wakool
Wakool 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
School catchments in Wakool
Wakool can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wakool
At the 2021 Census, 2.7% of Wakool’s 262 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 Wakool
Murray River council approved 150 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Murray River council area (not just Wakool). 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.