South Bowenfels bushfire risk
Of South Bowenfels’s 856 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 25% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, South Bowenfels’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 South Bowenfels
Flood and bushfire areas across South Bowenfels. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near South Bowenfels
South Bowenfels sits in the Lithgow council area, which recorded 2,046 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,046 total. Figures are for the whole Lithgow council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in South Bowenfels
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 South Bowenfels 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 South Bowenfels
South Bowenfels is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in South Bowenfels
South Bowenfels can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in South Bowenfels
At the 2021 Census, 11.1% of South Bowenfels’s 1,326 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 South Bowenfels
Lithgow council approved 57 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lithgow council area (not just South Bowenfels). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Gunners Close, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
- 2/975A Great Western Highway, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
- 1 Lilac Place, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
- 10 Birch Close, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
- 28/16 Kirkley Street, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
- 66 Magpie Hollow Road, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
- 6 Acacia Close, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
- 18 Casuarina Street, South Bowenfels NSW 2790
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.