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Shadforth bushfire risk

Of Shadforth’s 60 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 98.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
98.3%
In a bushfire area
60
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Shadforth

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

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Crime near Shadforth

Shadforth sits in the Orange council area, which recorded 4,918 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 4,918 total. Figures are for the whole Orange council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Shadforth

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

Houses
$750,000+7.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$491,000+17.46%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Shadforth is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental78.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Other16.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose5% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Shadforth

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

Who lives in Shadforth

At the 2021 Census, 4.8% of Shadforth’s 104 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English50%
Australian39.4%
Irish14.4%
Scottish12.5%
Maltese6.7%
Dutch4.8%

Top countries of birth

Germany2.9%

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

Development near Shadforth

Orange council approved 210 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

210
Dwellings/yr
174
Houses
36
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Orange council area (not just Shadforth). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Shadforth 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.