Rainbow Flat bushfire risk
Of Rainbow Flat’s 373 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 86.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Rainbow Flat’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Rainbow Flat address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Rainbow Flat
Flood and bushfire areas across Rainbow Flat. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Rainbow Flat
Rainbow Flat sits in the Mid-Coast council area, which recorded 8,378 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,378 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Rainbow Flat
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 Rainbow Flat 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 Rainbow Flat
Rainbow Flat is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
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: Primary Production
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Rainbow Flat
Rainbow Flat can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Rainbow Flat
At the 2021 Census, 11.1% of Rainbow Flat’s 693 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 Rainbow Flat
Mid-Coast council approved 504 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just Rainbow Flat). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1457 The Lakes Way, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 19 Kiwarrak Drive, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 1 Blamey Place, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 221 Godfrey Hill Road, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 24 Begonia Place, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 2 Bonvale Close, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 3 Seaview Close, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 5 Bennett Close, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mid-Coast
Compare Rainbow Flat 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.