Forbes Creek bushfire risk
Of Forbes Creek’s 54 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Forbes Creek’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 Forbes Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Forbes Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Forbes Creek
Forbes Creek sits in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which recorded 3,615 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,615 total. Figures are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Forbes Creek
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 Forbes Creek 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 Forbes Creek
Forbes Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Forbes Creek
Forbes Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Forbes Creek
At the 2021 Census, 19.4% of Forbes Creek’s 62 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 Forbes Creek
Queanbeyan-Palerang council approved 395 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Forbes Creek). 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.