Parkes bushfire risk
Of Parkes’s 8,096 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Parkes’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 Parkes
Flood and bushfire areas across Parkes. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Parkes
Parkes sits in the Parkes council area, which recorded 1,891 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,891 total. Figures are for the whole Parkes council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Parkes
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 Parkes 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 Parkes
Parkes is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Parkes
Parkes can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Parkes
At the 2021 Census, 6% of Parkes’s 11,324 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 Parkes
Parkes council approved 16 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Parkes council area (not just Parkes). 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.