Yellow Rock flood & bushfire risk
Of Yellow Rock’s 630 mapped properties, 0.2% are in a mapped flood area and 93.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Yellow Rock’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 Yellow Rock
Flood and bushfire areas across Yellow Rock. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Yellow Rock
Yellow Rock sits in the Penrith council area, which recorded 20,357 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 20,357 total. Figures are for the whole Penrith council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Yellow Rock
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 Yellow Rock 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 Yellow Rock
Yellow Rock is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Yellow Rock
Yellow Rock can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Yellow Rock
At the 2021 Census, 10.3% of Yellow Rock’s 1,119 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 Yellow Rock
Penrith council approved 1,515 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Penrith council area (not just Yellow Rock). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 271-275 Paterson Road, Yellow Rock NSW 2777
- 34 Long Angle Road, Yellow Rock NSW 2777
- 94-180 Green Mountain Road, Yellow Rock NSW 2527
- 7 Purvines Road, Yellow Rock NSW 2777
- 5 Colville Road, Yellow Rock NSW 2777
- 1 Yeramba Close, Yellow Rock NSW 2527
- 84 Old Cedar Track, Yellow Rock NSW 2527
- 6 Fogg Place, Yellow Rock NSW 2777
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.