Gillieston Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Gillieston Heights’s 2,824 mapped properties, 0.7% are in a mapped flood area and 5.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Gillieston Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Gillieston Heights address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Gillieston Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Gillieston Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Gillieston Heights
Gillieston 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 Gillieston 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 Gillieston 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 Gillieston Heights
Gillieston Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Gillieston Heights
Gillieston Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Gillieston Heights
At the 2021 Census, 9.6% of Gillieston Heights’s 4,796 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 Gillieston Heights
Maitland council approved 1,370 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Maitland council area (not just Gillieston Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Patriot Close, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
- 11 Russell Street, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
- 135/333 Cessnock Road, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
- 16 Sorbus Way, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
- 26C Auburn Street, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
- 5 Davies Street, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
- 5 Mulberry Street, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
- 7 Rocket Way, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Maitland
Compare Gillieston Heights 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.