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Bishops Bridge flood & bushfire risk

Of Bishops Bridge’s 98 mapped properties, 4.1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

4.1%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
98
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bishops Bridge

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

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Crime near Bishops Bridge

Bishops Bridge sits in the Maitland council area, which recorded 8,522 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 8,522 total. Figures are for the whole Maitland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Bishops Bridge

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

Houses
$675,000+8.87%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Bishops Bridge 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 Bishops Bridge

Bishops Bridge is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural99% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Environmental1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Bishops Bridge

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

Who lives in Bishops Bridge

At the 2021 Census, 6% of Bishops Bridge’s 218 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English51.8%
Australian43.1%
Scottish9.6%
Irish8.7%
Australian Aboriginal6.9%
German4.6%

Top countries of birth

England1.8%
New Zealand1.4%

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

Development near Bishops Bridge

Maitland council approved 1,349 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,349
Dwellings/yr
672
Houses
677
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Maitland council area (not just Bishops Bridge). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bishops Bridge 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.