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Mount Frome flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Frome’s 82 mapped properties, 1.2% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Frome’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

1.2%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
82
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Frome

Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Frome. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Mount Frome

Mount Frome sits in the Mid-Western council area, which recorded 1,915 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,915 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Western council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mount Frome

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$755,000+9.42%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$480,000-5.88%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Mount Frome 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 Mount Frome

Mount Frome is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other81.7% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Other9.8% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental7.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Mount Frome

Mount Frome can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Mount Frome

At the 2021 Census, 9.2% of Mount Frome’s 120 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English51.7%
Australian35.8%
Irish18.3%
Scottish15%
German6.7%
Dutch4.2%

Top countries of birth

England5.8%
France3.3%
China2.5%
South Africa2.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Mount Frome

Mid-Western council approved 137 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

137
Dwellings/yr
111
Houses
26
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Western council area (not just Mount Frome). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Frome address:

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.