Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $490K over the last 24 months. 92% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Tumut is dominated by R2 — Low Density Residential. 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
Tumut 2720 covers an undefined area within Snowy Valleys Council.
Drill into any lot in Tumut
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.
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Constraints & risks
14% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 4% of lots carry heritage controls; 2.1% 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
Plumber · serves Tumut, NSW
9 Dalhunty St, Tumut NSW 2720
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
Greater Sydney Region Plan / NSW Department of Planning forecast.
DA activity
164 development applications for Tumut addresses were decided by Snowy Valleys Council over the past 24 months. 151 approved — a 92% approval rate. Average processing time: 22 days.
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
18 businesses serving Tumut and nearby.
Plumber
9 Dalhunty St, Tumut NSW 2720
Engineering consultant
158 Adelong Rd, Tumut NSW 2720
Landscaping supply store
3 Jepsen Ave, Tumut NSW 2720
Electrician
Shop 9 123/129 Wynyard St, Tumut NSW 2720
Legal services
51 Wynyard St, Tumut NSW 2720
Plumber
Rifle Range Rd, Tumut NSW 2720
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Tumut is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,822 of 3,494 lots (55%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (55%), R3 Medium Density Residential (30%), E1 Local Centre (6%), RU1 Primary Production (5%), E4 General Industrial (4%).
Yes — 2,839 lots in Tumut appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Tumut over the past 24 months is $490,000, across 279 sales. Median unimproved land value is $116,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Tumut is $390. Gross rental yield works out to 4.1%.
Snowy Valleys Council decided 164 development applications for Tumut addresses over the past 24 months, with 151 approved (92% approval rate). Average processing time is 22 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Tumut, 4% with heritage controls, 13.9% bushfire-prone, 0.1% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
0 of 3,494 lots in Tumut show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 14.7 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Snowy Valleys Council and nearby postcodes.
Engineering consultant · serves Tumut, NSW
158 Adelong Rd, Tumut NSW 2720
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 Tumut.
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 2720 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Snowy Valleys 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 →