Fordwich bushfire risk
Of Fordwich’s 73 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 46.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fordwich’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Fordwich address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Fordwich
Flood and bushfire areas across Fordwich. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fordwich
Fordwich sits in the Singleton council area, which recorded 1,655 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,655 total. Figures are for the whole Singleton council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Fordwich
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 Fordwich 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 Fordwich
Fordwich is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
School catchments in Fordwich
Fordwich can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fordwich
At the 2021 Census, 6.7% of Fordwich’s 90 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 Fordwich
Singleton council approved 115 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Singleton council area (not just Fordwich). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Singleton
Compare Fordwich 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.