Upper Rouchel bushfire risk
Of Upper Rouchel’s 79 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Upper Rouchel’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 Upper Rouchel
Flood and bushfire areas across Upper Rouchel. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Upper Rouchel
Upper Rouchel sits in the Upper Hunter council area, which recorded 950 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 950 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Hunter council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Upper Rouchel
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 Upper Rouchel 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 Upper Rouchel
Upper Rouchel is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Upper Rouchel
Upper Rouchel can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Upper Rouchel
At the 2021 Census, 0% of Upper Rouchel’s 73 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Upper Rouchel
Upper Hunter council approved 50 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Upper Hunter council area (not just Upper Rouchel). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2587 Back Creek Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
- 295 Kenelea Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
- 781 Upper Rouchel Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
- 271 Glencoe Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
- 70 Bowmans Gully Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
- 2513 Rouchel Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
- 1040 Davis Creek Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
- 45 Wells Gully Road, Upper Rouchel NSW 2336
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.