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Wolumla bushfire risk

Of Wolumla’s 543 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 54.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wolumla’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
54.7%
In a bushfire area
543
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wolumla

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

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Crime near Wolumla

Wolumla sits in the Bega Valley council area, which recorded 1,684 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 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 Wolumla

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$820,000+17.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Wolumla 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 Wolumla

Wolumla is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other55.4% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other32.4% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural5.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Wolumla

Wolumla can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Wolumla

At the 2021 Census, 10.6% of Wolumla’s 767 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48%
English42.9%
Scottish14%
Irish11.7%
Australian Aboriginal3.9%
German3.5%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
New Zealand2%
Scotland1%
Greece0.8%
Italy0.5%
Netherlands0.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Wolumla

Bega Valley council approved 128 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

128
Dwellings/yr
97
Houses
31
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bega Valley council area (not just Wolumla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wolumla 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.