Little Forest bushfire risk
Of Little Forest’s 119 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Little Forest’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 Little Forest
Flood and bushfire areas across Little Forest. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Little Forest
Little Forest sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,139 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Little Forest
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 Little Forest 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 Little Forest
Little Forest 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: Primary Production Small Lots
School catchments in Little Forest
Little Forest can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Little Forest
At the 2021 Census, 17.8% of Little Forest’s 185 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 Little Forest
Shoalhaven council approved 863 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Little Forest). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 687C Croobyar Road, Little Forest NSW 2538
- 280 Cedar Hills Road, Little Forest NSW 2538
- 19 Coral Tree Lane, Little Forest NSW 2538
- 153A Princes Highway, Little Forest NSW 2538
- 8 Hereford Close, Little Forest NSW 2538
- 541 Little Forest Road, Little Forest NSW 2538
- 32A Woorawa Lane, Little Forest NSW 2538
- 49 Spring Valley Way, Little Forest NSW 2538
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.