Running Stream bushfire risk
Of Running Stream’s 169 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Running Stream’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 Running Stream
Flood and bushfire areas across Running Stream. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Running Stream
Running Stream sits in the Mid-Western council area, which recorded 1,915 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Running Stream
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 Running Stream 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 Running Stream
Running Stream is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Forestry
School catchments in Running Stream
Running Stream can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Running Stream
At the 2021 Census, 13.3% of Running Stream’s 120 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 Running Stream
Mid-Western council approved 137 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Western council area (not just Running Stream). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 120 Hearne Lane, Running Stream NSW 2850
- 5506 Castlereagh Highway, Running Stream NSW 2850
- 5709 Sydney Road, Running Stream NSW 2850
- 17 Mcdonalds Hole Road, Running Stream NSW 2850
- 467 Old Ilford Road, Running Stream NSW 2850
- 394 Vulcan Road, Running Stream NSW 2850
- 72 New Olivers Road, Running Stream NSW 2850
- 119 Camerons Road, Running Stream NSW 2850
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.