Bolwarra Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Bolwarra Heights’s 1,317 mapped properties, 0.9% are in a mapped flood area and 19.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bolwarra Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Bolwarra Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Bolwarra Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bolwarra Heights
Bolwarra Heights sits in the Maitland council area, which recorded 8,522 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Bolwarra Heights
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 Bolwarra 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 Bolwarra Heights
Bolwarra Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
School catchments in Bolwarra Heights
Bolwarra Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bolwarra Heights
At the 2021 Census, 8% of Bolwarra Heights’s 3,436 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 Bolwarra Heights
Maitland council approved 1,349 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Maitland council area (not just Bolwarra Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 7 Cadet Close, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
- 4 Reo Street, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
- 30 Stanley Close, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
- 13 Pearse Crescent, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
- 5 Berrinda Close, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
- 65 Hilldale Drive, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
- 24 Riverview Road, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
- 4 Pinewood Close, Bolwarra Heights NSW 2320
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.