Birmingham Gardens flood & bushfire report
Of Birmingham Gardens’s 1,301 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Birmingham Gardens’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Birmingham Gardens
Birmingham Gardens sits in the Newcastle council area, which recorded 22,107 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Birmingham Gardens
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Birmingham Gardens 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 Birmingham Gardens
Birmingham Gardens is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Birmingham Gardens
Birmingham Gardens can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Birmingham Gardens
At the 2021 Census, 27.8% of Birmingham Gardens’s 2,598 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Birmingham Gardens
Newcastle council approved 780 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just Birmingham Gardens). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 9 Atkinson Street, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
- 17 Rae Street, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
- 6 Burke Place, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
- 29 King Street, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
- 12 Cunningham Street, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
- 7/3A Fussell Street, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
- 91 Sandgate Road, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
- 10 Timmins Street, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
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.