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Sutton Forest bushfire risk

Of Sutton Forest’s 295 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 96.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Sutton Forest’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
96.6%
In a bushfire area
295
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Sutton Forest

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

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Crime near Sutton Forest

Sutton Forest sits in the Wingecarribee council area, which recorded 1,998 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 1,998 total. Figures are for the whole Wingecarribee council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Sutton Forest

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

Houses
$1,150,000+16.75%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Sutton Forest is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental88.5% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Rural residential6.4% of properties

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

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Special purpose2.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Sutton Forest

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

Who lives in Sutton Forest

At the 2021 Census, 16.3% of Sutton Forest’s 504 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.9%
Australian33.7%
Scottish14.7%
Irish14.5%
Italian6%
German2.2%

Top countries of birth

England6.7%
New Zealand1.8%
United States1.4%
South Africa1%
Egypt0.6%

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

Development near Sutton Forest

Wingecarribee council approved 327 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

327
Dwellings/yr
262
Houses
65
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wingecarribee council area (not just Sutton Forest). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sutton Forest 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.