Wattle Flat bushfire risk
Of Wattle Flat’s 234 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 73.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wattle Flat’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 Wattle Flat
Flood and bushfire areas across Wattle Flat. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wattle Flat
Wattle Flat sits in the Bathurst council area, which recorded 4,404 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,404 total. Figures are for the whole Bathurst council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wattle Flat
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 Wattle Flat 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 Wattle Flat
Wattle Flat is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in Wattle Flat
Wattle Flat can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wattle Flat
At the 2021 Census, 10.4% of Wattle Flat’s 270 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 Wattle Flat
Bathurst council approved 191 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bathurst council area (not just Wattle Flat). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 26 Thompson Street, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
- 21 Reilly Lane, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
- 11 Kneale Street, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
- 12 Lawson Street, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
- 11 Twenty Three Mile Lane, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
- 37 Solitary Lane, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
- 22 Short Street, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
- 4 Fogharty Lane, Wattle Flat NSW 2795
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.