Flood Risk in South Bathurst, NSW: 2026 Assessment

South Bathurst, located in New South Wales, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across New South Wales.

Historical flood data indicates that properties close to the Macquarie River are at higher risk.

South Bathurst faces a moderate risk of flooding, primarily from the Macquarie River. Properties close to the river are most vulnerable.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

South Bathurst sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 12.3% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 79.5% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in South Bathurst.

South Bathurst (postcode 2795) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are riverine flood (12.3% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (9.5% of land in high-risk zones), bushfire (9.4% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across South Bathurst — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.