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Bushfire risk in Turramurra (2074)

If you are considering a property in Turramurra, the bushfire-prone land status of the specific lot is one of the most consequential pieces of information you can obtain before signing a contract. In the Ku-ring-gai area, bushfire-prone land classification is recorded on the Section 10.7 planning certificate, which sellers are required to attach to the contract of sale.

2074

Bushfire risk

NSW Rural Fire Service · Bush Fire Prone Land layer

Exposed land62.3%of postcode area
Very High
By vegetation category
Cat 149.8%
Cat 20.4%

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY 4.0) · Includes 100 m buffer for Cat 1/3, 30 m for Cat 2

Properties on bushfire-prone land in Ku-ring-gai are not a niche category. They are common across much of Sydney's western, northern, and southern fringes. Ownership does not preclude financing, and most major lenders treat bushfire risk the same as flood risk: a disclosure item that may affect insurance rather than a hard lending constraint. The key question is the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating, which determines construction requirements.

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