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Rosewood flood & bushfire risk

Of Rosewood’s 286 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 74.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

2.8%
In a flood area
74.8%
In a bushfire area
286
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Rosewood

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

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Crime near Rosewood

Rosewood sits in the Oberon council area, which recorded 212 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 212 total. Figures are for the whole Oberon council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Rosewood

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

Houses
$469,000+7.51%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Rosewood is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other54.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other24.5% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Rural residential11.9% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Rosewood

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

Who lives in Rosewood

At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Rosewood’s 221 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.6%
English43.9%
Irish10.9%
Scottish10.9%
German4.1%
Australian Aboriginal2.3%

Top countries of birth

England3.2%
Canada1.4%
Thailand1.4%

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

Development near Rosewood

Oberon council approved 19 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

19
Dwellings/yr
17
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Oberon council area (not just Rosewood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Rosewood 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.