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Brocklehurst flood & bushfire risk

Of Brocklehurst’s 289 mapped properties, 12.1% are in a mapped flood area and 36% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Brocklehurst’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

12.1%
In a flood area
36%
In a bushfire area
289
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Brocklehurst

Flood and bushfire areas across Brocklehurst. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Brocklehurst

Brocklehurst sits in the Dubbo council area, which recorded 8,288 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,288 total. Figures are for the whole Dubbo council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Brocklehurst

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$660,000+11.86%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Brocklehurst 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 Brocklehurst

Brocklehurst is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential53.3% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Other17% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Industrial10.4% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Light Industrial

School catchments in Brocklehurst

Brocklehurst can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Brocklehurst

At the 2021 Census, 3.6% of Brocklehurst’s 308 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.3%
English36.4%
Australian Aboriginal15.9%
Scottish8.4%
Irish6.5%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

England1%
Netherlands1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Brocklehurst

Dubbo council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

622
Dwellings/yr
229
Houses
393
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Dubbo council area (not just Brocklehurst). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Brocklehurst address:

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.