Gearys Flat crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
0 recorded in this period, compared with 0 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Gearys Flat
Gearys Flat is a rural locality situated in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area, bearing the postcode 2441. Geographically, the area is characterized by undulating topography, native bushland, and cleared agricultural tracts typical of the mid-north coast hinterland. Due to its remote and predominantly rural nature, the locality has a very small, dispersed population with low residential density, functioning primarily as a quiet agricultural and lifestyle settlement.
Local life in Gearys Flat centers on primary production, low-density rural living, and self-sufficiency. The locality has limited commercial amenities and relies on nearby townships within the Port Macquarie-Hastings region for retail, healthcare, educational, and professional services. Infrastructure is largely restricted to rural residential roads and utilities servicing individual farmsteads and rural dwellings, with the natural landscape providing local opportunities for outdoor activities.
The history of Gearys Flat is closely tied to the broader European settlement and agricultural development of the Hastings River hinterland during the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally inhabited by the Birpai people, the land was progressively surveyed and cleared by European settlers for timber-getting, beef cattle grazing, and dairy farming. While few formal historic structures remain documented at the locality level, the cultural landscape reflects generations of pastoral use and rural adaptation.
Recorded offence categories
No offences are recorded in this period, so there is no leading category.
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 3 residents. This is not a current population estimate.
Sources and interpretation
These are police-recorded incident or victim counts, not every unreported incident or a prediction of personal safety. Percentage changes are not tests of statistical significance; small counts need particular care.