Rock Forest bushfire risk
Of Rock Forest’s 112 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 26.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Rock 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 Rock Forest
Flood and bushfire areas across Rock Forest. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Rock Forest
Rock Forest sits in the Bathurst council area, which recorded 4,404 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,404 total. Figures are for the whole Bathurst council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Forest
Rock Forest is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Rock Forest
Rock Forest can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Rock Forest
At the 2021 Census, 5.4% of Rock Forest’s 149 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 Rock Forest
Bathurst council approved 191 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bathurst council area (not just Rock Forest). 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.