Black Springs bushfire risk
Of Black Springs’s 188 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 83.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Black Springs’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Black Springs
Flood and bushfire areas across Black Springs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Black Springs
Black Springs sits in the Oberon council area, which recorded 212 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 212 total. Figures are for the whole Oberon council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Black Springs
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Black Springs 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 Black Springs
Black Springs is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
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Zone: Village
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Zone: Forestry
School catchments in Black Springs
Black Springs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Black Springs
At the 2021 Census, 8.4% of Black Springs’s 227 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Black Springs
Oberon council approved 19 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Oberon council area (not just Black Springs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 110 Steeles Lane, Black Springs NSW 2787
- 1/69 Swatchfield Road, Black Springs NSW 2787
- 247 Campbells River Road, Black Springs NSW 2787
- 170 Dog Rocks Road, Black Springs NSW 2787
- 324 Tilsbury Lane, Black Springs NSW 2787
- 1694 Abercrombie Road, Black Springs NSW 2787
- 580 Rockley Road, Black Springs NSW 2787
- 454 Beaconsfield Road, Black Springs NSW 2787
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.