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Adamstown Heights bushfire risk

Of Adamstown Heights’s 2,271 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 44.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Adamstown Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
44.6%
In a bushfire area
2,271
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Adamstown Heights

Flood and bushfire areas across Adamstown Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Adamstown Heights

Adamstown Heights sits in the Newcastle council area, which recorded 22,107 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 22,107 total. Figures are for the whole Newcastle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Adamstown Heights

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,215,000+15.71%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$767,000+8.45%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Adamstown Heights shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Adamstown Heights

Adamstown Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential90.2% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential8.1% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Open space0.8% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Adamstown Heights

Adamstown Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Adamstown Heights

At the 2021 Census, 13.5% of Adamstown Heights’s 5,621 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.1%
Australian41.9%
Irish14.2%
Scottish12%
German4%
Italian3.4%

Top countries of birth

England2.5%
North Macedonia1.3%
New Zealand1.1%
Italy0.7%
China0.5%
Thailand0.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Adamstown Heights

Newcastle council approved 780 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

780
Dwellings/yr
269
Houses
511
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just Adamstown Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Adamstown Heights address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.