Black Mountain bushfire risk
Of Black Mountain’s 263 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 89.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Black Mountain’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Black Mountain address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Black Mountain
Flood and bushfire areas across Black Mountain. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Black Mountain
Black Mountain sits in the Armidale council area, which recorded 3,517 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,517 total. Figures are for the whole Armidale council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Black Mountain
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 Black Mountain 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 Black Mountain
Black Mountain is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in Black Mountain
Black Mountain can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Black Mountain
At the 2021 Census, 8.9% of Black Mountain’s 291 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 Black Mountain
Armidale council approved 106 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Armidale council area (not just Black Mountain). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1005C Green Hills Road, Black Mountain NSW 2365
- 167 Box Point Road, Black Mountain NSW 2365
- 182 Elderbury Road, Black Mountain NSW 2365
- 56 Malpas Dam Road, Black Mountain NSW 2365
- 69 Puddledock Church Road, Black Mountain NSW 2365
- 6 Martin Drive, Black Mountain NSW 2365
- 75 Holywell Road, Black Mountain NSW 2365
- 8 Elder Lane, Black Mountain NSW 2365
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Armidale
Compare Black Mountain with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.