Bathurst
NSW 2795 · Bathurst Regional
7,001 (2021) → 6,792 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bathurst is a stable suburb in Bathurst Regional, NSW 2795, about 159km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $671K is more affordable than the NSW average. The suburb has 7 schools, a transport score of 83/100, and is about 146km inland. Bathurst has an overall score of 78/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 21/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (2.46%), England (2.34%), Nepal (1.41%), New Zealand (1.34%), Philippines (1.1%)
Top languages: Nepali (1.46%), Punjabi (1.39%), Urdu (0.83%), Tagalog (0.56%), Vietnamese (0.5%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 984 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Stanislaus' CollegeSecondary · IndependentICSEA 1047
- Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1038
- The Assumption Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1030
- Bathurst Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 996
- Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High CampusSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 963
- Bathurst South Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 923
- St Stanislaus' College, Sunnyside FarmSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Carenne SchoolCombined · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 909
- MacKillop CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1041
- Bathurst West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 928
- St Philomena's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1023
- Skillset Senior CollegeSecondary · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 905
- Kelso Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 871
- Scots All Saints College, Campus WestCombined · Independent · 2.7km
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 1028
- Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High CampusSecondary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 937
- Scots All Saints CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.9kmICSEA 1083
- Eglinton Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 993
- Raglan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 983
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Bathurst
Is Bathurst safe?
Bathurst has a residential safety score of 21/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 27,282 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Bathurst?
In Bathurst, the median house price is $671K and the median unit price is $462K. Median weekly house rent is $560.
How far is Bathurst from Sydney CBD?
Bathurst is about 159.1 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Bathurst?
Bathurst has 7 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1000 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bathurst?
Bathurst has a transport score of 83/100, including 2 train stations.