Castle Rock bushfire risk
Of Castle Rock’s 74 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Castle Rock’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 Castle Rock
Flood and bushfire areas across Castle Rock. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Castle Rock
Castle Rock sits in the Muswellbrook council area, which recorded 2,272 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,272 total. Figures are for the whole Muswellbrook council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Castle Rock
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 Castle Rock 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 Castle Rock
Castle Rock is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Castle Rock
Castle Rock can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Castle Rock
At the 2021 Census, 4.6% of Castle Rock’s 131 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 Castle Rock
Muswellbrook council approved 70 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Muswellbrook council area (not just Castle Rock). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.