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East Branxton bushfire risk

Of East Branxton’s 909 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 14.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, East Branxton’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
14.1%
In a bushfire area
909
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in East Branxton

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

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Crime near East Branxton

East Branxton sits in the Cessnock council area, which recorded 6,409 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 6,409 total. Figures are for the whole Cessnock council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in East Branxton

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

Houses
$845,000+9.39%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so East Branxton 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 East Branxton

East Branxton is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential94.7% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural4.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Open space0.2% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in East Branxton

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

Who lives in East Branxton

At the 2021 Census, 7.3% of East Branxton’s 1,881 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.2%
English43.5%
Scottish11%
Irish9.6%
Australian Aboriginal7.8%
German5.4%

Top countries of birth

England1.6%
New Zealand1.1%
South Africa0.8%
Vietnam0.5%
Philippines0.4%
Fiji0.3%

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

Development near East Branxton

Cessnock council approved 793 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

793
Dwellings/yr
594
Houses
199
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cessnock council area (not just East Branxton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific East Branxton 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.