Is Bathurst safe? Australia travel risk
Is Bathurst safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bathurst scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bathurst scores 27/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bathurst: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (41/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 33.4200° S, 149.5778° E within New South Wales, Bathurst is situated 212.4 km S of Canberra at an altitude of 670 m.
New South Wales
33.4200° S, 149.5778° E
670 m
Australia/Sydney
34,303
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Australia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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