Bathurst Area Profile

NSW 2795|Council: Bathurst Regional

37 heritage items in LGA

Crime

High9,904 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 32% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↑+3.2% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Breach bail conditions516

Intimidation, stalking and harassment509

Malicious damage to property344

Source: BOCSAR, Bathurst Regional LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

365 days/year

Registration required

No day limit — host year-round

Non-hosted STRA capped at 365d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

983

avg ICSEA

Average

9 schools in area

Public

Bathurst Public School

983

Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus

963

Bathurst South Public School

936

Bathurst West Public School

927

Carenne School

908

Private / Independent

St Stanislaus' College

1038

Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst

1036

The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst

1031

MacKillop College Bathurst

1027

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.1620c

Waste charge$575/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, Bathurst Regional Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Bathurst (this area)	Bathurst Regional	High	983	365d	$5752025-26
Kelso2795	Bathurst Regional	High	941	365d	$575
Mudgee2850	Mid-Western Regional	Above avg	957	—	—

Kelso2795

Bathurst Regional Council

Mid-Western Regional Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Bathurst Regional) level unless otherwise noted.