Wallaga Lake bushfire risk
Of Wallaga Lake’s 608 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 43.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wallaga Lake’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 Wallaga Lake
Flood and bushfire areas across Wallaga Lake. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wallaga Lake
Wallaga Lake sits in the Bega Valley council area, which recorded 1,684 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,684 total. Figures are for the whole Bega Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wallaga Lake
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 Wallaga Lake 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 Wallaga Lake
Wallaga Lake is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Wallaga Lake
Wallaga Lake can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wallaga Lake
At the 2021 Census, 18.7% of Wallaga Lake’s 587 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 Wallaga Lake
Bega Valley council approved 128 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bega Valley council area (not just Wallaga Lake). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 21 Bellbrook Crescent, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
- 10/35 Regatta Point Road, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
- 67-69 O'Connells Point Road, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
- 3 Gibboketon Place, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
- 336 Tilba Road, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
- 38 Lake View Drive, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
- 20/891 Wallaga Lake Road, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
- 16 Brighton Park Road, Wallaga Lake NSW 2546
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.