Wayo bushfire risk
Of Wayo’s 124 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wayo’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 Wayo
Flood and bushfire areas across Wayo. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wayo
Wayo sits in the Upper Lachlan council area, which recorded 297 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 297 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Lachlan council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wayo
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 Wayo 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 Wayo
Wayo is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Wayo
Wayo can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wayo
At the 2021 Census, 5.6% of Wayo’s 125 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 Wayo
Upper Lachlan council approved 40 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Upper Lachlan council area (not just Wayo). 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.