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Blackalls Park flood & bushfire risk

Of Blackalls Park’s 1,510 mapped properties, 24.6% are in a mapped flood area and 25.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Blackalls Park’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

24.6%
In a flood area
25.7%
In a bushfire area
1,510
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Blackalls Park

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

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Crime near Blackalls Park

Blackalls Park sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 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 15,313 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Blackalls Park

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

Houses
$876,000+3.06%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$698,000+2.95%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Blackalls Park 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 Blackalls Park

Blackalls Park is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential66.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential25.2% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Other2.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

School catchments in Blackalls Park

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

Who lives in Blackalls Park

At the 2021 Census, 8.8% of Blackalls Park’s 2,812 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.5%
Australian44.2%
Scottish12.8%
Irish11.2%
Australian Aboriginal7%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.4%
New Zealand1.2%
Germany0.4%
United States0.4%
Scotland0.4%
South Africa0.3%

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

Development near Blackalls Park

Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,187
Dwellings/yr
768
Houses
419
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Blackalls Park). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Blackalls Park 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.