Village dominant. Median sale $800K over the last 24 months. 88% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Kalaru is dominated by RU5 — Village. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Kalaru 2550 covers an undefined area within Bega Valley Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in Kalaru
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 4,066 dwellings, with 387,141 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
86% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 0% of lots carry heritage controls; 9.9% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Excavating contractor · serves Kalaru, NSW
Old Wallagoot Road, Kalaru NSW 2550
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
58 development applications for Kalaru addresses were decided by Bega Valley Shire Council over the past 24 months. 51 approved — a 88% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
6 businesses serving Kalaru and nearby.
Excavating contractor
Old Wallagoot Road, Kalaru NSW 2550
Home builder
1 Lot Stafford Dr, Kalaru NSW 2550
Landscaping supply store
564 Tathra Rd, Kalaru NSW 2550
Tree service
19 Appleberry Lane, Kalaru NSW 2550
Landscape designer
Kalaru NSW 2550
Builder
502 Tathra Rd, Kalaru NSW 2550
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Kalaru is dominated by the RU5 (Village) zone, which covers 172 of 433 lots (40%). The full mix is: RU5 Village (40%), C4 Mixed Use (34%), C3 Commercial Core (20%), C2 Centre Support (4%), RU2 Rural Landscape (2%).
Across Kalaru, the average maximum building height is 10.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.50:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Most lots in Kalaru aren't eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021 — typically because the dominant zoning (RU5) doesn't permit it, or lot sizes fall below the minimum. Always verify on the specific address.
The median sale price in Kalaru over the past 24 months is $800,000, across 29 sales. Median unimproved land value is $420,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Kalaru is $490. Gross rental yield works out to 2.3%.
Bega Valley Shire Council decided 58 development applications for Kalaru addresses over the past 24 months, with 51 approved (88% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Kalaru, 0% with heritage controls, 85.5% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
172 of 433 lots in Kalaru show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 10.3 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Bega Valley Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Home builder · serves Kalaru, NSW
1 Lot Stafford Dr, Kalaru NSW 2550
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Kalaru.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2550 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Bega Valley Shire Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →