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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%.

0%
In a flood area
52.5%
In a bushfire area
259
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wakool

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

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Crime near Wakool

Wakool sits in the Murray River council area, which recorded 933 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 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.

Houses
$440,000+41.94%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Other51.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other48.3% of properties

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

Australian46.2%
English43.9%
Irish13%
Scottish12.2%
Australian Aboriginal6.9%
German4.6%

Top countries of birth

England1.5%

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.

150
Dwellings/yr
145
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Murray River council area (not just Wakool). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wakool 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.