Is Tumut safe? Australia travel risk
Is Tumut safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tumut scores 21/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Tumut scores 21/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tumut: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and natural hazards (31/100).
A score of 21 is higher than the scores of 9% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 35.3047° S, 148.2228° E within New South Wales, Tumut is situated 82.1 km E of Canberra at an altitude of 316 m.
New South Wales
35.3047° S, 148.2228° E
316 m
Australia/Sydney
6,230
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Australia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tumut happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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