Forest Reefs bushfire risk
Of Forest Reefs’s 292 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 3.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Forest Reefs’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Forest Reefs
Flood and bushfire areas across Forest Reefs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Forest Reefs
Forest Reefs sits in the Blayney council area, which recorded 369 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 369 total. Figures are for the whole Blayney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Forest Reefs
Forest Reefs is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Forestry
School catchments in Forest Reefs
Forest Reefs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Forest Reefs
At the 2021 Census, 5% of Forest Reefs’s 537 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 Forest Reefs
Blayney council approved 48 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blayney council area (not just Forest Reefs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 716 Forest Reefs Road, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
- 151 Myers Lane, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
- 133 Wattersons Lane, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
- 24 Calvert Lane, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
- 27 Bulb Farm Lane, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
- 39 Ovington Lane, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
- 284 Woodville Road, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
- 27 Dog Trap Lane, Forest Reefs NSW 2798
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.