Capertee bushfire risk
Of Capertee’s 201 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 95.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Capertee’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
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Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Capertee
Flood and bushfire areas across Capertee. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Capertee
Capertee sits in the Lithgow council area, which recorded 2,046 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,046 total. Figures are for the whole Lithgow council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Capertee
Capertee is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
School catchments in Capertee
Capertee can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Capertee
At the 2021 Census, 12.3% of Capertee’s 130 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 Capertee
Lithgow council approved 57 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lithgow council area (not just Capertee). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 166 Glen Davis Road, Capertee NSW 2846
- 326 Eagle Hawk Road, Capertee NSW 2846
- 3 Bandamora Street, Capertee NSW 2846
- 492 Turon Gates Road, Capertee NSW 2846
- 500 Upper Turon Road, Capertee NSW 2846
- 79 Castlereagh Highway, Capertee NSW 2846
- 88 Pinegrove Road, Capertee NSW 2846
- 8 Short Street, Capertee NSW 2846
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Lithgow
Compare Capertee with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.